Diabetes
The Liver & Glucose Connection
The Liver
Many people think diabetes is only about the pancreas and insulin. In reality, the liver plays a major role in blood sugar regulation. Understanding this relationship helps explain fasting glucose elevations and insulin resistance.
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The liver acts as a glucose storage and production center. During fasting, it releases glucose to maintain energy supply.
Measure: Review liver enzymes and glucose trends together.
Do: Reduce highly processed carbohydrates this week.
Reflect: Ask whether liver health may be influencing blood sugar.
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Is This Your Story?
A patient’s glucose worsens during work stress despite stable eating. When stress management and sleep improve, fasting glucose normalizes without medication changes.
The Connection
In insulin resistance:
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- The liver releases excessive glucose
- Fat accumulates within liver cells
- Fasting glucose rises
- Triglycerides increase
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This process contributes significantly to prediabetes and type 2 diabetes.
Relevant labs include: Fasting glucose, Fasting insulin, ALT, AST, Triglycerides, A1C
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