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Diabetic. On Insulin. Recent USG Showed Fatty Liver & Enlarged Spleen. What Medicines Should I Take?

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Posted on Thu, 25 Jul 2013
Question: I am 54 years old female. Weight 80 Kg, diabetic on insulin for the last 7 years. My recent USG showed mildly fatty liver & enlarged spleen. What medicine can I take ?
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Answered by Dr. E Venkata Ramana (3 hours later)
Hi,

Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic.

There is no specific medication in fatty liver and enlarged spleen.

The medication and management depends on the cause of fatty liver and enlarged spleen.

Fatty liver and enlarged spleen are findings on ultrasound abdomen.

There are many reasons for fatty liver such as obesity, viral hepatitis, alcohol consumption, and nonalcoholic liver disease which is seen in middle aged and overweight and in people with high cholesterol and triglycerides.

Diabetes is also prone for the development of fatty liver.

Spleen is enlarged in many conditions like infections like malaria, typhoid, and viral, infiltrated diseases, previous viral infections such as infectious mononucleosis.

Further investigations may be required if these findings are thought significantly abnormal by your physician.

For fatty liver, the following measures to be taken:

1.If you are alcoholic, quit the habit of drinking alcohol.

2.If you are overweight, try to reduce your weight.

3.Keep the blood sugar controlled with adequate insulin treatment and regular
follow ups.

And consult your physician for further evaluation to look for the causes of fatty liver and enlarged spleen.

Hope I have answered your query, if you have any clarification please let me know.

Regards.
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Diabetic. On Insulin. Recent USG Showed Fatty Liver & Enlarged Spleen. What Medicines Should I Take?

Hi,

Thank you for your query on Healthcare Magic.

There is no specific medication in fatty liver and enlarged spleen.

The medication and management depends on the cause of fatty liver and enlarged spleen.

Fatty liver and enlarged spleen are findings on ultrasound abdomen.

There are many reasons for fatty liver such as obesity, viral hepatitis, alcohol consumption, and nonalcoholic liver disease which is seen in middle aged and overweight and in people with high cholesterol and triglycerides.

Diabetes is also prone for the development of fatty liver.

Spleen is enlarged in many conditions like infections like malaria, typhoid, and viral, infiltrated diseases, previous viral infections such as infectious mononucleosis.

Further investigations may be required if these findings are thought significantly abnormal by your physician.

For fatty liver, the following measures to be taken:

1.If you are alcoholic, quit the habit of drinking alcohol.

2.If you are overweight, try to reduce your weight.

3.Keep the blood sugar controlled with adequate insulin treatment and regular
follow ups.

And consult your physician for further evaluation to look for the causes of fatty liver and enlarged spleen.

Hope I have answered your query, if you have any clarification please let me know.

Regards.