Skin blood flow regulation mechanisms in patients with Diabetes mellitus type 2

V. Paskova, N. Antonova, I. Velcheva, N. Chaushev, H. Chalakov

Abstract: The aim of the study is to investigate the possibility of assessing disorders in the regulatory mechanism of the microcirculatory vascular tone in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-2) by applying a wavelet analysis of skin temperature fluctuations (WAST). Using this approach for non-invasive assessment, the temperature fluctuations of the skin surface - in the range of oscillations from 0.0095 to 0.02 Hz, were examined. The study showed that in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus impairment of skin vasodilation and vasoconstriction - in response to local heating and cold tests, was evaluated.

Series on Biomechanics, Vol.34, No.3 (2020), 37- 42

Keywords: cold test; local heating test; skin temperature fluctuations; Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM-2); WAST method

Date published: 2020-10-15