New Delhi: If you have diabetes, it might be a good idea to be examined with your heart condition regularly.
This is because, research shows, people suffer from type-2 diabetes, especially those with body mass index (BMI) of more than 30 kg / m2, it is very possible to have liver fibrosis, a condition that can cause cirrhosis and liver failure.
Dr.
Anoop Misra, Chair of Fortis C-Doc, a hospital that specializes in managing diabetes and other metabolic disorders, said they recently carried out liver ultrasonography and fibross, tests to assess the liver fat and fibretic, in 250 diabetics.
“Nearly 85% of patients have a grade 3 hepatic steatosis, meaning fat cells consist of more than 66% of their overall liver.
Each level of fibrosis and severe fibrosis seen in 205 (62%) and 46 (18%) patients, Each.
It is higher in men with BMI more than 30 kg / m2 and they with more than five years of diabetes, “added Misra.
An increase in one unit in BMI above 23 kg / m2 caused almost 20 times to increase the risk of hepatic steatosis (fat accumulation in the liver).
The study and results have been published in the latest edition of the Nutrition Clinical Journal.
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an integral component of metabolic syndrome, with insulin resistance as a central pathogen factor.
Patients with Type-2 diabetes (T2DM) have insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome, the study said.
“What’s important, the relationship between diabetes and NAFLD is two-way.
When a living and T2DM cooperatively coexist, the possibility of developing non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (Nash), aggressive form of fatty liver disease, high.
On the other hand, the presence of NAFLD increases the risk of T2DM.
Next, T2DM can develop to nash, liver cirrhosis (irreversible scarring) and even hepatocellular carcinoma (liver cancer), “he added.
Misra said that even though the liver disease association and diabetes were known, focus mainly on timely detection and management of complications associated with the heart, kidney and eye among diabetics.
“Our study highlights the need to keep a closer watch on liver function too.
Timely intervention in the form of weight management, food changes and drugs can help prevent serious complications,” he added.