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Hepatitis C virus eradication on glycemic control and insulin resistance.

Manuela Maria de Lima CarvalhalJeane Lorena Lima DiasDaniela Lopes GomesJuarez Antonio Simões Quaresma
Published in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2021)
Although there is a relationship between hepatitis C virus infection and the development of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus and recent advances in research, it was observed that there is no consensus on improving insulin resistance and glycemic control after antiviral treatment, probably due to methodological differences between studies. However, it emphasizes the need to guide people diagnosed with hepatitis C, regarding changes in lifestyle, encouragement of multidisciplinary monitoring, and control of other risk factors.
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