Clinical correlates of painful diabetic neuropathy and relationship of neuropathic pain with sensorimotor and autonomic nerve function

BMI and sensorimotor deficits were the main determinants of PDPN and, as a novel finding, neuropathic pain intensity was related to the degree of neuropathy deficits. Thus, some peculiarity exists in metabolic correlates of diabetic neuropathic pain compared to insensate neuropathy but painfulness can still coexist with insensitivity.