237A NOVEL APPROACH OF DIABETIC NEUROPATHY INFLUENCED BY SERUM MANESIUM IN DIABETIC PATIENTSDiabetic neuropathy is diagnosed by ruling out other causes in patients who present with neuropathic symptoms and high blood sugars. Confocal microscopy is the new modality which has gained more importance in recent times for the diagnosis of diabetic neuropathy. In confocal microscopy – Bowman's layer of the cornea is screened for its length, nerve fibre density, and branch density. These factors markedly alters according to the degree of severity of the diabetic neuropathy.the major complication present among the patients in the study was diabetic neuropathy which was 41%.The patients recruited in this study were evaluated for hypomagnesemia. The mean serum magnesium of the study population was 1.96±0.177 mg/dl. Further, serum magnesium levels were correlated with risk factors such as age,sex of the population, duration of diabetes and HbA1c. On correlationof age group with serum magnesium ,all patients who were less than 40 years of age had normal serum magnesium levels. Among the people in age group 40-60 years, 10 had low magnesium and 45 had normal magnesium levels.Among the people with age group more than 60 years, 21 had low magnesium levels and 32 had normal magnesium levels. There was no positive correlation among age group and serum magnesium levels (p value>0.05)..ReddyNaresh@gmail.comResearch732017Hba1c,Diabetic Neuropathy,Magnesium,Confocal Microscopy,2dmReddy Naresh,Yugandhar Reddy MadithatiAssistant Professor, RVS Institute of Medical Sciences, Chittoor, A.P, India,Assistant Professor, RVS Institute of Medical Sciences, Chittoor, A.P, India