According to the statistics of the World Health Organization, about 422 million people worldwide are victims of the serious health problem of diabetes. Every year the number of diabetic patients is increasing. It is worrying that people who have diabetes have an increased risk of many other health complications. Diabetes patients can also be at risk of hepatitis. Hepatitis is also a very fast-spreading disease, in which inflammation occurs in the liver. In India, both diabetes and hepatitis are affecting a large population. According to the WHO report of 2017, the number of people infected with hepatitis B in India is about 40 million, with hepatitis C affecting about 12 million people. However, the severity increases when a patient infected with hepatitis suffers from a disease like heart disease or diabetes.
According to statistics, one-third of people with chronic HCV (hepatitis C virus) worldwide have type 2 diabetes. At the same time, according to experts, this can make hepatitis C more serious. It is worrying that the therapies used to treat hepatitis C have the potential to cause both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. People who are suffering from diabetes are concerned that having hepatitis C can make their diabetes worse. Know from the expert how much is the risk of hepatitis in diabetic patients. What should diabetic patients do to avoid hepatitis? And what can be done for the treatment of hepatitis and diabetes?
Natural kidney disorder in diabetic patients
Lucknow-based Dr. Abhishek Arun, on the seriousness of hepatitis in diabetic patients, says that the immunity of diabetic patients is very low. Such patients can easily come under the grip of any kind of viral infection and bacterial infection. If the patient is suffering from diabetes for a long time, then it is natural for them to have a kidney disorder. Such patients are often on dialysis and have both diabetes and hepatitis.
The situation becomes more serious for diabetic patients if they have not been vaccinated against hepatitis B. It is common for a patient to get an infection during or before dialysis. The infection can lead to kidney disease, which increases the chances of getting hepatitis.
Diabetes patients at risk of hepatitis from infected blood or contaminated food
Both hepatitis B and hepatitis C are spread through infected blood, while hepatitis A and hepatitis E can be spread through contaminated food. Hepatitis A and E may not be as common in a normal person but can easily happen to diabetic patients. This can be called infected hepatitis.
Hospitalized patients, and dialysis patients are at high risk of hepatitis B and C, that is, patients who have blood intimacy in any way can be infected with blood-transferred hepatitis virus.
Hepatitis and Diabetes Medicines
Those who are normal liver patients, are given many medicines according to the grading of hepatitis i.e. the level and severity of the disease. That's why diabetes medicines also keep changing because most of diabetes medicines affect the liver. In such a situation, if the liver is disturbed, then diabetes medicines can also cause side effects.
Dr. Abhishek Arun says that for the treatment of patients infected with diabetes and hepatitis, it is necessary that their complete screening is done. So that it can be known at which stage hepatitis is and there is no possibility of any other risk during the treatment of diabetes.
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