Diabetic peripheral neuropathy: resource utilization and burden of illness

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is a debilitating complication of diabetes and accounts for significant morbidity by pre-disposing the foot to ulceration and lower extremity amputation. Using a large US commercial claims database, this study analyzes the drug class usage and co-morbidities associated with DPN as well as estimates the associated economic burden.Patients older than 18 and diagnosed with DPN were followed longitudinally for 2...