| DPN | Diabetic polyneuropathy |
| PKC | Protein kinase C |
| AGEs | Advanced glycation end-products |
| Glut | Glucose transporter |
| DAG | Diacylglycerol |
| TCA | Tricarboxylic acid |
| STZ | Streptozotocin |
| AR | Aldose reductase |
| NADP(H) | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate |
| GSSG | Glutathione disulfide |
| GSH | Glutathione |
| SDH | Sorbitol dehydrogenase |
| NAD(H) | Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide |
| ARI | Aldose reductase inhibitor |
| VEGF | Vascular endothelial growth factor |
| TGF-β | Transforming growth factor-β |
| GFAT | Glutamine-fructose-6-phosphate aminotransferase |
| UDP-GlcNAc | Uridine diphosphate (UDP)-N-acetylglucosamine |
| O-GlcNAc | O-linked N-acetyl-d-glucosamine |
| DRG | Dorsal root ganglia |
| ER stress | Endoplasmic reticulum stress |
| SNPs | Single nucleotide polymorphisms |
| Benfotiamine | S-benzoylthiamine O-monophosphate |
| LDH | Lactate dehydrogenase |
| PDH | Pyruvate dehydrogenase |
| PDK | PDH kinase |