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A complication of diabetes mellitus is damage to nerves called neuropathy. There are several mechanisms involved that will lead to the development of neuropathy. Neuropathy can lead to foot ulcers, infections and amputations. Patients with neuropathy may also experience pain, which can be difficult to control and the medications are limited by side effects. Despite this there are no approved treatments to reverse the progression of neuropathy and the management of patients is focused on controlling blood glucose and other metabolic factors to prevent neuropathy and its symptoms from getting worse. Patients with type 1 diabetes are prescribed multiple daily injections (MDI) of insulin to manage their glucose control. However, insulin pump therapy and, more recently, automated insulin delivery (AID) or the Artificial Pancreas can be used as the insulin delivery method for patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus. Manchester Diabetes Centre is the first adult diabetes centre in Europe to pioneer and use a commercially-approved AID in clinical practice. Insulin pump therapy and AID have the advantage of being able to provide insulin at variable doses, which is closer to the natural process occurring within an individual without diabetes. Both are currently considered to be the most physiological method of insulin delivery and have been shown to improve glycaemic control, quality of life (QOL) and reduce the risk of hypoglycaemia (low blood glucose level). The investigators have previously shown in a small group of people that use of an insulin pump therapy may improve symptoms of painful neuropathy via a more stable glucose profile. The peaks and drops in insulin may make neuropathy worse. In this study the investigators aim to investigate the use of insulin pump therapy and AID in their effect on neuropathy. This will be in comparison to a control group of patients on MDI. The investigatorsbwill use a variety of neuropathy measures and symptom questionnaires to assess structural and functional neuropathy status. The investigators hypothesise that those patients receiving the newer technologies will demonstrate an improvement in symptoms and nerve regeneration. This finding would have a significant impact for patients as it would provide evidence to suggest that those patients with neuropathy should be put onto an insulin pump or AID to improve neuropathy and its symptoms. As these are treatments that are already available on the NHS to patients satisfying specific criteria this study aims to show benefit in this cohort of patients which can be implemented immediately in clinical practice.


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NCT number NCT05951283
Study type Interventional
Source Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Mohammed Nazir
Phone 01612766706
Email Mohammed.Nazir@mft.nhs.uK
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date December 1, 2023
Completion date July 1, 2026

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