Publications by authors named "Amar Nikontovic"
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- - The study examines the prevalence of diabetic autonomic neuropathy symptoms in individuals with type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) in North Denmark, finding this condition affects 36.8% of T1D patients and 44.2% of T2D patients after several years of living with diabetes.
- - Conducted in 2022, the research involved an online survey using the COMPASS-31 questionnaire to assess symptoms among over 29,000 diabetes patients, with a notable 7,377 completing the survey.
- - The findings reveal that common symptoms include pupillary and orthostatic intolerance, highlighting the need for regular assessments of autonomic dysfunction to improve diabetes
Article Synopsis
- Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a frequent complication of diabetes, and this study aimed to determine its prevalence in the Northern Danish Region using a questionnaire.
- The survey revealed that around 23% of respondents had possible DPN, with approximately 18% experiencing painful DPN, indicating significant variation across municipalities.
- Factors such as high body mass index, prolonged diabetes duration, insulin usage, and low income were linked to an increased risk of developing DPN, highlighting a need for improved prevention and screening efforts.
Background: Preventing lower-extremity amputations (LEAs) is pivotal. In the present study, we aimed to examine the recent trends in nontraumatic LEAs seen in the Northern Danish Region.
Methods: Using data from the regional Business Intelligence unit, we identified all nontraumatic LEAs (n = 689) performed in people above 50 years of age in the Northern Danish Region between January 2016 and December 2021 (approximately 600,000 inhabitants).
Purpose: To examine the real-world performance of a support vector machine learning software (RetinaLyze) in order to identify the possible presence of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in patients with diabetes via software implementation in clinical practice.
Methods: 1001 eyes from 1001 patients-one eye per patient-participating in the Danish National Screening Programme were included. Three independent ophthalmologists graded all eyes according to the International Clinical Diabetic Retinopathy Disease Severity Scale with the exact level of disease being determined by majority decision.
Background: Lowering glucose levels is a complex task for patients with type 1 diabetes, and they often lack contact with health care professionals. Intermittently scanned continuous glucose monitoring (isCGM) has the potential to aid them with blood glucose management at home. The aim of this study was to investigate the long-term effect of isCGM on HbA1c in type 1 diabetes patients with poor glycaemic control in a region-wide real-world setting.
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