Research Article Details

Article ID: A27524
PMID: 18187226
Source: Diabetes Res Clin Pract
Title: Should patients with type 2 diabetes and raised liver enzymes be referred for further evaluation of liver disease?
Abstract: Raised liver enzymes are common in type 2 diabetes (T2DM) but often considered benign. Non-alcoholic fatty liver was the cause in 65% of cases but other causes included alcoholic liver disease and viral hepatitis. Cirrhosis was identified in 11 patients. There is a significant burden of advanced liver diseases from a variety of aetiologies in patients with T2DM.
DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2007.11.016