Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: We have examined the relationship between the hepatic enzymes and type 2 diabetes. We have analyzed if the levels of hepatic enzymes are associated with body weight, lipid profile and the treatment with metformin, thiazolidinediones or statins.Methods: 318 patients with type 2 diabetes were included and they were compared with 100 healthy subjects. Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and gammaglutamiltranspeptidas...