A CORRELATION BETWEEN NAFLD AND T2DM

Lifestyle changes play a crucial role in managing NAFLD/NASH. Balancing physical activity with a healthy diet is key, as sedentary behaviour and poor dietary patterns are linked to insulin resistance, T2DM, and NAFLD development. The intricacies of this relationship involve both the type of diet and the quantity of food consumed. Losing weight is seen to be the most crucial aspect of managing NAFLD.It has been demonstrated that a weight-neutral Mediterranean diet improves insulin sensitivity and lowers liver steatosis. Vitamin E may show some benefits in patients with biopsy-proven NASH (Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis) without diabetes, but individual responses can vary. Some antihyperglycemic medications used for treating type 2 diabetes have shown benefits in reducing liver fat and improving liver histology.

Early recognition of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its extrahepatic manifestations is crucial for clinicians. Timely identification can be key in managing patients, especially in the context of preventing and addressing type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).