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Background: The estimates of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy prevalence vary widely from 9.6 to 78% in different populations. this study was undertaken to study the prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in diabetes mellitus type-2 pateints and to find the association between biochemical parameters like blood sugar (Fasting, PP), HbA1c, lipid profile, 24-hours urinary albumen excretion with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Methodology: This observational study was conducted among randomly selected outdoor and indoor Diabetes Mellitus type-2 patients of GSVM Medical College Kanpur. Diagnosis of diabetes peripheral neuropathy was made on the basis of history, clinical examination and vibration perception. Multivariate regression analysis was used to find the predictors of Diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Results: Majority of patients were aged 60 years and above (57.84%). Prevalence of diabetic neuropathy was 60.7%. Significant association between high blood sugar and peripheral neuropathy was found (<0.05). Conclusion: Screening of Diabetes mellitus and Diabetic peripheral neuropathy can be useful in its early detection and prompt treatment.
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Forty foreign bodies (29 located in oesophagus and 11 located in the stomach) were removed by means of a flexible fibreoptic endoscope over a period of two years. The foreign bodies consisted of coins, a pin, a needle, a big button, a key ring, a fish bone, a denture, some fruit seeds, a meat bolus, a lock, a golden chain, a diamond nose ring, an ear top and a nasal catheter. Age of the patients ranged from four months to eighty years. Anaesthesia was required in 5 paediatric patients. Thus this method was found to be a safe, rewarding and non-operative one.