Clinical implications of diabetes in chronic liver disease: Diagnosis, outcomes and management, current and future perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is common in liver cirrhosis (LC). The pathophysiological association is bidirectional. DM is a risk factor of LC and LC is a diabetogenic condition. In the recent years, research on different aspects of the association DM and LC has been intensified. Nevertheless, it has been insufficient and still exist many gaps. The aims of this review are: (1) To discuss the latest understandings of the association of DM and LC in order to identify the strategies of early diagnosis; (2) To evaluate the impact of DM on outcomes of LC patients; and (3) To select the most adequate management benefiting the two conditions. Literature searches were conducted using PubMed, Ovid and Scopus engines for DM and LC, diagnosis, outcomes and management. The authors also provided insight from

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Compean D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8900578 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature