Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus

Purpose of review To increase awareness about the close interrelationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus, and of recent diagnostic and treatment advances in the field. Recent findings The perception of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as an uncommon and benign condition is rapidly changing. Approximately 70% of persons with type 2 diabetes mellitus have a fatty liver and the disease follows a more...