Abstract. Peripheral nerve section and suture was performed in 132 rats. Post operatively half the animals were exposed to a pulsed electromagnetic field each day and half were kept as controls. Nerve conduction studies, histology and nerve fibre counts all indicated an increased rate of regeneration in the treated animals. A similar controlled study of spinal cord regeneration following hemicordotomy in cats has been started, and preliminary results indicate that when the animals are sacrificed three months after the hemicordotomy, the pulsed electromagnetic therapy has induced nerve fibre regeneration across the region of the scar.

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BACKGROUNDIndia has one of the highest prevalence of T2DM in the world. It is estimated that by the year 2030 there are will be nearly 80 million Indians with T2DM in the country. Although neuropathy is an extensively studied complication in patients with DM; however, the neuropathy risk in pre-diabetes and in newly diagnosed diabetes has not been well characterized.The aim and objective of the study is assess and characterize the early electrophysiological signs of peripheral neuropathy and to evaluate the prevalence autonomic neuropathy in diabetic patients at diagnosis in comparison with controls.