Clear, evidence-based guidelines needed for NAFLD in type 2 diabetes

New findings published in Diabetic Medicine highlighted the urgent need for clear, evidence-based guidelines for managing nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in individuals with type 2 diabetes.“In addition to providing evidence-based pathways, implementing an assessment of liver fibrosis into primary health care requires clinicians to carry out this guidance,” Elizabeth E. Powell, MBBS, PhD, Centre for Liver Disease Research in the Translational Research Institute at the University of Queensland and the department of gastroenterology and hepatology at Princess Alexandra Hospital inRead More

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