Preliminary study of finger temperature recovery in patients with diabetes mellitus following cold stimulation
Objective To explore the difference in temperature recovery following cold stimulation between participants with and without diabetes mellitus (DM). Materials and Methods The participants without (control group; n = 25) and with (DM group; n = 26) DM were subjected to local cold stimulation (10º C f...
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Published in | Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. e3706 - n/a |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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England
Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
01.01.2024
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Summary: | Objective
To explore the difference in temperature recovery following cold stimulation between participants with and without diabetes mellitus (DM).
Materials and Methods
The participants without (control group; n = 25) and with (DM group; n = 26) DM were subjected to local cold stimulation (10º C for 90 s). The thermal images of their hands were continuously captured using a thermal camera within 7 min following cold stimulation, and the highest temperature of each fingertip was calculated. According to the temperature values at different timepoints, the temperature recovery curves were drawn, and the baseline temperature (T‐base), initial temperature after cooling (T0), temperature decline amplitude (T‐range), and area under the temperature recovery curve > T0 (S) were calculated. Finally, symmetry differences between the two groups were analysed.
Results
No statistical differences in the T‐base, T0, and T‐range were observed between the DM and control groups. After drawing the rewarming curve according to the temperature of the fingertips of the patients following cold stimulation, the S in the DM group was significantly lower than that in the control group (p < 0.05). Furthermore, the asymmetry of the base temperature of the hand was observed in the DM group.
Conclusions
Following cold stimulation, the patients with DM exhibited a different rewarming pattern than those without DM. Thus, cold stimulation tests under infrared thermography may contribute to the early screening of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in future. |
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Bibliography: | Wen‐zheng Zhang and Bi‐yao Jiang contributed equally to the work and should be regarded as co‐first authors. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1520-7552 1520-7560 |
DOI: | 10.1002/dmrr.3706 |