Search for: [Abstract = "vity and the alcohol consumption. The clinical data of the patients was read from the medical records and from the insulin pumps. This data included disease duration, duration of therapy with the pump, doses of insulin, the most recent HbA1c level, autonomic and sensory symptoms of neuropathy, presence of cardiovascular diseases, hypothyroidism and other comorbidities. A structured interview and neurologic examination for neuropathic symptoms and signs were performed using the Michigan Neuropathy Screening Instrument \(MNSI\). Further assessment of neuropathy included the nerve conduction study of the sural nerve on the non\-dominant side. Attitude towards the disease was assessed using the Diabetes Locus of Control Scale \(DLCS\) and the Diabetes Self\-Management Questionnaire \(DSMQ\). The quality of life was assessed with the Medical Outcomes Study 36\-Items Short Form Health Survey \(SF\-36\) and the Satisfaction with life scale \(SWLS\), as well as the Sexual Satisfaction Questionnaire \(Kwestionariusz Satysfakcji Seksualnej – KSS\) and the Body Esteem Scale \(SOC\). The mood was assessed with the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale \- Revised \- CESD\-R. Signs of macroangiopathy were investigated by measuring the thickness of bilateral intima\-media complex of the common carotid arteries. Results The study included 90 \(53 women\) patients with DM1 and 45 \(23 women\) controls. Th"]
