Conclusion
Although diabetic neuropathy is one of the most critical complications
of DM, there are deficiencies in the knowledge level about diabetic
neuropathy and early diagnosis examination in the primary care
physicians in our study. The reason why physicians did not perform
screening might be that there is no screening guidance for diabetic
neuropathy, unlike the other microvascular complications such as
diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy in the ”Periodic Health
Examinations and Screening Tests Recommended in Family Medicine
Practice” published by the Turkish Public Health Institution in 2015,
when our study was conducted. Methods that will eliminate physicians’
shortcomings in primary care and ensure that they comply with the
guidelines should be investigated.