Dr. Kenneth Cusi is a Professor of Medicine and the chief of the division of endocrinology and diabetology from the USA. Dr. Shiv Sarin is Senior professor and HOD of Department of Hepatology, ILBS. Around 25% of the population in India has fatty liver and 10% of that has fatty liver disease.
The very important point to note is patient who doesn’t have diabetes but they are obese with fatty liver are at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Fatty liver disease can be detected by some common symptoms like excessive fatigue, lethargy, loss of appetite, etc. In this discussion, experts gave one key message that ‘first reduce weight and then maintain the weight’. This exclusive panel discussion focuses on the diagnosis and management of patients with fatty liver disease and how it increases the risk of type 2 diabetes.
