From a recent paper Reeves et al 2021 https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57050457
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. Falls in people with diabetes is actually an even greater clinical challenge—someone with DPN is up to 20-fold more likely to fall compared to an age matched non-diabetic control [5,6]. Studies have established DPN as a strong independent predictor of falls risk [7–11]. The clinical implications of DPN-related falls stretch well beyond the injurious consequences to include psychological distress [12], fear of falling [13] and curtailment of physical activities linked to unsteadiness [14]"
I had no idea of just how much more at risk of falling patients with DPN were .
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