Prevalence of glucose intolerance in cirrhotics and risk factors predicting its progression to diabetes mellitus

Prevalence of glucose intolerance in cirrhotics and risk factors predicting its progression to diabetes mellitus

Background: Liver cirrhosis is a unique clinical entity wherein long-standing diabetes mellitus (DM) can predispose an individual to cirrhosis, and on the other hand, a long-standing cirrhosis liver can predispose a cirrhotic to DM, secondary to deranged glucose and insulin metabolism. Aim of the St...

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Main Authors: Pavan Hanchanale, Jayanthi Venkataraman, Mayank Jain, Vijaya Srinivasan, Joy Varghese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Diabetology
Subjects:
Cirrhotics
diabetes
glucose intolerance
Online Access:http://www.journalofdiabetology.org/article.asp?issn=2078-7685;year=2017;volume=8;issue=1;spage=12;epage=17;aulast=Hanchanale

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