Management of Diabetes Mellitus in Patients with Chronic Liver Diseases.

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a common chronic disease affecting humans globally. During the last few years, the incidence of diabetes has increased and has received more attention. In addition to growing DM populations, DM complications are involving injuries to more organs, such as the heart and cerebral vessel damage.

[Host factors influencing the clinical outcome of chronic hepatitis B virus infection].

The clinical outcomes of chronic HBV infection are influenced by the interaction between virus, host and environmental factors. Several factors of host include age, sex, individual behavior, host genetic polymorphism and intestinal microflora, directly or indirectly affect the clinical outcome of chronic HBV infection. Therefore, in the management of chronic HBV infection, more attention need to be paid not only to antiviral therapy, but also to the impact of host factors in order to maximally improve the prognosis of patients.

A Different Perspective for Management of Diabetes Mellitus: Controlling Viral Liver Diseases.

Knowing how to prevent and treat diabetes mellitus (DM) earlier is essential to improving outcomes. Through participating in synthesis and catabolism of glycogen, the liver helps to regulate glucose homeostasis. Viral related liver diseases are associated with glycometabolism disorders, which means effective management of viral liver diseases may be a therapeutic strategy for DM.