Various Insulin Regimens for Diabetic Inpatients With Cirrhosis Trial
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2011-05-01
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Summary
Liver disease is an important cause of death in type 2 diabetes. In the population-based
Verona Diabetes Study cirrhosis was the fourth leading cause of death and accounted for 4.4%
of diabetes-related deaths. In another prospective cohort study , cirrhosis accounted for
12.5% of deaths in patients with diabetes. In Egypt hepatitis C virus the commonest of
cirrhosis here has a prevalence of 9.8% in the population with the greatest burden over
national health care bills. Patients with cirrhosis & type 2 diabetes mellitus are always
showing up in all hospital wards without a clear consensus of best management of their
hyperglycemia.