Age and Diabetic Neuropathy
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Diabetes can cause damage to your nerves, leading to numbness, tingling, and pain. In this project, we'll explore how long-term diabetes affects the sensitivity of your nerves.
Hypothesis
The hypothesis is that persons suffering from diabetes for a longer period of time will have higher chances of being affected by diabetic neuropathy.
Method & Materials
You will test the sensitivity of participants with and without diabetes by having them pick the roughest sandpaper from a black box.
You will need sandpaper, scissors, a black box, masking tape, and 40 participants (20 without diabetes and 20 with diabetes for 5, 10, 15, and 20 years).
Results
The results showed that participants who had suffered from diabetes for the greatest length of time were less likely to be able to correctly pick the sandpaper with the roughest surface. This proves that our hypothesis is true.
Why do this project?
This science project is interesting because it shows how diabetes can affect the sensitivity of your nerves.
Also Consider
To improve the reliability and accuracy of our results, a larger sample of participants should be used. This science project may also be repeated, this time, by comparing the sensitivity of male and female participants.
Full project details
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