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Abstract
Aim of the work
The aim of this study was to find out the prevalence of impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes mellitus in patients with liver cirrhosis and chronic hepatitis C virus and to study the possible underlying pathogenetic mechanisms.
Conclusion
HCV related liver disease have great liability to develop disordered glucose homeostasis. Hyperinsulinemia and peripheral insulin resistance is one of the most important factors that underly pathogenesis of hepatogenic diabetes.
Recommendations
Its recommended to screen individuals presenting with recent onset of diabetes without evident predisposing factor for evidence of liver disease and for screening for virology (hepatotropic viruses).
At the same time every patient with cirrhosis with HCV and HBV viral infection should be screened for glucose abnormalities.