Hepatogenous diabetes in liver cirrhosis – academic sport or a neglected disease? A study of current practice

Aims: Hepatogenous diabetes (HD) is frequently prevalent in liver cirrhosis (LC) and represents an important prognostic risk factor for decreased long-term survival and an increased rate of several complications. However, investigations of current practice concerning treatment are extremely sparse. Aims and methods: To evaluate the awareness of this problem questionnaires were sent to 576 members of the Bavarian Society of Gastroenterology. Furthermore, a retrospective study of a large series of patients with LC and HD (n=55) was performed analysing several features of interest including anti-diabetic treatment,…