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Gastroparesis is defined as abnormal gastric motility and delayed gastric emptying in the absence of physical obstruction (
1,
2,
3). Diabetic gastroparesis is an autonomic complication of diabetes with multi-factorial causes
(4). Several risk factors have been identified in the development of gastroparesis including diabetes duration of >10 years, elevated A1C levels and the presence of microvascular and/or macrovascular complications
(2).
The exact pathogenesis of diabetic