Hepatitis C & Diabetes

Hepatitis C & Diabetes Hepatitis C is inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Diabetes is a chronic disease where there's too much glucose in your blood. Type 1 diabetes happens when your body can’t produce insulin. Type 2 diabetes occurs when your body can’t make enough insulin, or use it properly. Insulin is produced by the pancreas. No Hep C

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People living with chronic hepatitis C are at higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes. Studies have shown that they can be up to three times more likely to develop diabetes than those without hepatitis C.

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Our body's glucose is stored in the liver and muscles. Liver disease can lead to a fatty or scarred liver which cannot work properly. This can lead to high blood glucose levels. Source: h ps://www.fron ersin.org/ar cles/10.3389/fendo.2015.00134/full h ps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-04206-6