Adults diagnosed with diabetes have an increased risk of developing serious liver diseases, including cirrhosis and failure of this important organ, Toronto researchers report in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
It has been known for many years that diabetes harms the eyes, kidneys and blood vessels, but it is not clear how it affects the work of the liver.
To check this, scientists from St. For over 13 years, Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences in Toronto studied 438069 adults (aged 30 to 75) who were diagnosed with diabetes for the first time and a control group of 2 participants (people adults without diabetes). It turned out that diabetics are twice as likely to suffer from serious liver diseases than people in the control group.
At the same time, the authors of the study stated that people suffering from diabetes and obesity or suffering from hypertension are burdened with the highest risk of liver disease. According to researchers, diabetics may not only have elevated blood sugar levels, but also the so-called fatty liver, which leads to the disturbance of the proper functioning of its cells (so-called hepatocytes).
According to scientists, it is now necessary to investigate how the risk of liver disease is influenced by slimming patients with diabetes and regular checks of sugar and lipid levels in the blood of patients. (PAP)