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Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a heterogeneous clinical syndrome characterized by hyperglycaemia and long term specific complications; neuropathy, retinopathy, and nephropathy. Diabetics have an increased incidence of ischaemic heart disease and peripheral vascular disease. A triad of neuropathy, micro and macro- angiopathy and infection operate synergistically to produce foot disease. Infection is more common in uncontrolled diabetes, especially urinary tract and genital infections. Loss of dentition is accelerated due to gingivitis and odontopalpitis. Autonomic neuropathy leads to visceral denervations producing a variety of clinical abnormalities, cardiac and respiratory dysarrhythmias, gastrointestinal motility disorders, urinary bladder dysfunction and impotence.
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El Mugamer, I.T., Desai, K.D., Towsey, M., Ghista, D.M. (1996). Autonomic Dysfunction in Diabetes Mellitus. In: Ghista, D.N. (eds) Biomedical and Life Physics. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-85017-1_45
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