Peripheral polyneuropathy (PNP) is the most common presentation of diabetic neuropathy and responsible of the diabetic foot, with a large impact on quality of life and health care costs. Its prevalence ranges from 30 to 60%, depending on the diagnostic procedures used and the population studied, with a progressive increase in the natural history of diabetes and poor efficacy of treatments available today to slow its progression. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms in the development of PNP in type 2 diabetic patient (T2DM) are multifactorial and not well known. The so-called classic factors: metabolic control, age, duration of diabetes and coexistence of other microvascular complications, are insufficient to explain its pathogenes...