Liver disease is one of the biggest killers amongst diabetics

Liver disease causes more deaths in type 2 diabetics than cardiovascular disease. The liver diseases that can occur in diabetics include nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, cirrhosis of the liver and hepatocellular carcinoma. Diabetics also face an increased risk of hepatitis C and acute liver failure. Metabolic syndrome, alcohol and hepatitis C are the biggest culprits for chronic liver disease in the US. Exercise and weight loss can alleviate nonalcoholic fatty liver disease but thiazolidinediones, metformin and 3-hydroxy-3-methyhlglutaryl coenzyme A inhibitors are being developed as possible treatments for the condition. Diabetes mellitus is the fifth leading cause of death in the US and affects about 17 million people.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Annals of Internal Medicine

Related Disease Topics:

• Liver disease
• Diabetes
• Type 2 diabetes
• Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Hepatocellular carcinoma
• Cardiovascular disease
• Hepatitis C
• Acute liver failure
• Metabolic syndrome
• Alcohol addiction
• Chronic liver disease
• Obesity
• Overweight
• Diabetes mellitus

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About: Liver disease is one of the biggest killers amongst diabetics

Date: 21 December 2004

Source: Annals of Internal Medicine

URL: http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/141/12/946

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Death from liver disease
• Death from diabetes
• Death from type 2 diabetes
• Death from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
• Death from cirrhosis of the liver
• Death from hepatocellular carcinoma
• Death from cardiovascular disease
• Death from hepatitis C
• Death from acute liver failure
• Death from metabolic syndrome
• Death from alcohol addiction
• Death from chronic liver disease
• Death from obesity
• Death from overweight
• Death from diabetes mellitus
• Diet
• Cause of liver disease
• Cause of diabetes
• Cause of type 2 diabetes
• Cause of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease
• Cause of cirrhosis of the liver
• Cause of hepatocellular carcinoma
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of hepatitis C
• Cause of acute liver failure
• Cause of metabolic syndrome
• Cause of alcohol addiction
• Cause of chronic liver disease
• Cause of obesity
• Cause of overweight
• Cause of diabetes mellitus
• Medication and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

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