Monday, June 5, 2017

Crystal Wong, MD June 05, 2017 Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes?

Crystal Wong, MD June 05, 2017

Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes?

The Link Between HCV and T2D
Up to 30% of patients with HCV have insulin resistance or T2D, and patients with HCV are 1.5 to 3.8 times as likely to have T2D than the general population. Patients with HCV who are at high risk for T2D due to non-HCV-related risk factors have an 11-fold greater risk of developing T2D than individuals without HCV.

While epidemiological data largely support the association between HCV infection and T2D, not all studies are in agreement...

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