General MedicineTier 1Disease (DEADMAN)

Autonomic dysfunction - diabetes

Description

  • Diabetic autonomic neuropathy - dysfunction of cardiovascular, GI, genitourinary and sudomotor autonomic fibres from chronic hyperglycaemia
  • Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy (CAN) is the most clinically significant subtype - associated with silent myocardial ischaemia and sudden cardiac death

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