Abstract
To evaluate the postural balance of type 2 diabetics with vertigo, dizziness, and/or unsteadiness. limit of stability, pressure center displacement area, and sway velocity of 20 patients with type 2 diabetes were compared with 22 controls using the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRUTM, Medicaa) posturography. Compared to the control group, patients with type 2 diabetes showed a significantly lower limit of stability and a significantly higher-pressure center displacement area on a firm surface with eyes open, eyes closed, and horizontal vestibular-visual interaction; and higher sway velocity on a firm surface with eyes open and with eyes closed. type 2 diabetics with vertigo, dizziness, and/or imbalance compromised postural balance related to visual stimuli and vestibular-visual interaction and moderate impairment in the quality of life.
Highlights
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders with hyperglycemia as a common sign, resulting from defects in the action and/or secretion of insulin[1].DM is one of the main problems of the 21st century
The sample consisted of an experimental group of adults and elderly men and women with a medical diagnosis of DM2, selected through medical records at the Endocrinology and Metabology Clinic and Diabetes Center of the Endocrinology Discipline of UNIFESP-EPM, and by a control group composed of healthy individuals, volunteers from the community, such as patient companions, graduate students, and university professors, with no history of vestibular, visual, neurological or otoneurological symptoms, matched by age and gender
The group with DM2 had a mean age of 66.0 + 8.5 years old (x + SD); the control group had a mean age of 67.7 + 9.5 years old
Summary
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a heterogeneous group of metabolic disorders with hyperglycemia as a common sign, resulting from defects in the action and/or secretion of insulin[1]. DM is one of the main problems of the 21st century. One of the main challenges is that approximately 212.4 million people, or 50% of individuals between 20 and 79 years old, unknowingly present the disease. DM is debilitating and can lead to death. It affects those who are at the most productive age and reduces the life expectancy of the elderly population. It is a burden to national health budgets, reducing productivity, slowing economic growth, and burdening health systems[2]
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