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Article: Why diabetics die from liver disease--and how you can prevent it.
- Article from:
- Women's Health Letter
- Article date:
- January 1, 2007
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You may already know that diabetics are at risk for neuropathy, congestive heart failure, and vision problems. But you might be surprised to learn that people with type-2 diabetes are also at high risk of dying from liver disease. Their livers look just like the livers of alcoholics even though they don't drink. These people have non-alcoholic fatty livers. Non-alcoholic liver disease affects 25-75% of diabetics.
In fact, this progressive liver disease is the most common reason for elevated liver enzymes (ALT and AST). Since most people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease have no symptoms, a yearly blood test can help identify any problem. In addition to ...