EPINEX DIABETES BLOG

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has become the most common type of chronic liver disease in children. It causes liver inflammation and damage, and there are more than 3 million cases of it in the US alone. Although various diseases are linked to NAFLD, the exact underlying mechanism has not been found. According to a recent study, type 2 diabetes and prediabetes are common in children with NAFLD. Research on children with NAFLD from clinical centers of the National I

"Women who develop diabetes while pregnant may be at elevated risk of also developing a dangerous build up of fat in their livers when they reach middle age, according to a new analysis." Click here to read the full article Source-http://www.foxnews.com/health/2016/04/01/diabetes-during-pregnancy-linked-to-liver-disease-later-in-life.html #GestationalDiabetes #Liver

"Long-term use of liraglutide, a substance that helps to lower blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, can have a deteriorating effect on insulin-producing beta cells, leading to an increase in blood sugar levels. This according to a study on mice implanted with human insulin-producing cells conducted by a team of scientists from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, and the University of Miami, USA. The researchers flag the possible consequences of this popular form of

"Fetuin B protein might be a potential therapeutic target for diabetes treatment" "A new study led by researchers at Monash University in Clayton, Australia revealed the discovery of a protein called fetuin B linked to a fatty liver phenotype and that can cause pre-diabetes. The study was recently published in the journal Cell Metabolism and is entitled “Fetuin B Is a Secreted Hepatocyte Factor Linking Steatosis to Impaired Glucose Metabolism.” Obesity is a worldwide public h