This study assessed static and dynamic postural control in individuals with type 1 (T1D) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) using Computerized Dynamic Posturography (Bertec), hypothesizing that diabetes, especially with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), leads to significant impairments in postural stability.
Audiologists and vestibular specialists should be aware that patients with diabetes may present with measurable postural control deficits; consider incorporating balance screening into vestibular assessments for this population.
Diabetes is a common comorbidity in audiology patients, and evidence of systematic postural control impairment strengthens the case for routine vestibular screening in this group.
- 01Cross-sectional study used Bertec computerized dynamic posturography to evaluate balance in diabetic patients.
- 02Both static and dynamic postural control were assessed in type 1 and type 2 diabetes populations.
- 03Exploratory design means findings are hypothesis-generating, not confirmatory.
- 04Impaired postural control in diabetes may have implications for fall risk and vestibular rehab referrals.
- 05Study is published in the International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology (doi: 10.65717/iao.2026.252191).
People with type 1 and type 2 diabetes have impaired dynamic postural control compared to expected norms.
studypartially supported- PMID
- 42345413
- DOI
- 10.65717/iao.2026.252191.
- Journal
- International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology
- Publication type
- research_article
- Evidence level
- 3
- Population
- Adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes
- Intervention
- Bertec computerized dynamic posturography assessment of static and dynamic postural control
Primary outcomes
Static postural control scores; Dynamic postural control scores