Knowledge and practices of Primary Care professionals on diabetic neuropathy: study of social representations.

Objectives: to analyze the knowledge and practices of Primary Health Care professionals about diabetic neuropathy through their social representations.

Methods: a qualitative, descriptive study, anchored in the procedural aspect of the Theory of Social Representations. It was carried out in four Family Health Units in Belém-Pará, with 31 professionals from four health teams.