Ultrasonographic comparison of gastric motility between diabetic gastroparesis patients with and without metabolic syndrome.

Background And Aims: Diabetic patients with poor glycemic control or long standing disease often have impaired gastric motility. Recently, metabolic factors such as blood glucose have been reported as influencing gastric motility independently of autonomic neuropathy. Many diabetic patients have metabolic syndrome, which is strongly associated with coronary and other diseases.