HealthCareMagic is now Ask A Doctor - 24x7 | https://www.askadoctor24x7.com

What Causes Abnormal GGTP Levels?

Posted on Thu, 21 Aug 2014

Question: Just got blood tests done all other tests are normal but ggtp is 151 m type 2 diabetic which is Controlled. I don't drink..could it b due to medicine?? Is if a cause of worry ?

Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Non alcoholic fatty liver.

Detailed Answer:
Dear sir! hi! what you are facing is XXXXXXX non alcoholic steatohepatitis. or in lay man terminology fatty liver without alcohol being the underlying cause. the cause is diabetes. how good is diabetes control? what is your lipid profile and what treatment you are taking. ? regards!

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Minal Mohit (3 minutes later)

lipid is good enough diabetes is also controlled got ultrasound done fatty liver grade one is there diabetes now is so controlled that it usually gets low..so decreasing medicine..how swear is this?? doctor has prescribed one tablet cytozen. .shd I go for anything else also??

Answered by Dr. Minal Mohit (13 hours later)

Brief Answer:
you need to give me the details please.

Detailed Answer:
Dear sir, hi! we are here to help you. if you give me the details of your reports and present treatment i can help you better.
cytozen is an ayurvedic drug. you may continue it. please also start ursodecholic acid, eg tab udiliv 300 mg twice a day for 3 months. repeat your tests and let me know. i would need your HbA1c, Lipid profile, RFT, LFT, TSH, FT4.
regards!

Note: For further follow-up, discuss your blood glucose reports with our diabetologist. Click here.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar