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. 2021 Aug 28;13(8):e17528. doi: 10.7759/cureus.17528

Table 2. Prevalence of different neuropathic symptoms and their frequencies among patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus.

Parameters Never or occasional number (%) Occasional but abnormal number (%) Often number (%) Almost continuous number (%)
Do you experience a deep, aching, tightness, boring, pulling, or squeezing pain in your feet or legs? 82(45.3%) 37(20.4%) 24(13.3%) 38(21%)
Do you experience unusual sensitivity or tenderness when your feet are touched or are used in activities such as walking? 88(48.4%) 37(20.3%) 15(8.2%) 42(23.1%)
Do you experience burning pain in your feet or legs? 88(48.4%) 38(20.9%) 27(14.8%) 29(15.9%)
Do you experience sharp, stabbing, or shooting pain, electrical shock-like pain, or surges of pain that last seconds to minutes in your feet or legs? 107(58.8%) 36(19.8%) 24(13.2%) 15(8.2%)
Do you experience numbness, lost sensation, or a 'dead feeling' like an anesthetic, without prickling in your feet or legs? 91(50%) 46(25.3%) 24(13.2%) 21(11.5%)
Do you experience a prickling or tingling feeling, with or without an 'asleep' feeling, in your feet or legs? 35(19.3%) 73(40.3%) 35(19.3%) 38(21%)