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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / June 2006Chemical hepatitis and diabetes
Is anyone familiar with chemical hepatitis? I had never heard of it, but a friend has just been diagnosed with it. Apparently it can be caused by enviornmental factors, but little (if anything) is known about specific chemicals that might be the culprit. He has diabetes, and his doctor told him that the two are often linked. It's frightening -- no treatment, can be very dangerous, and apparently not rare. MaryL Try Google. I got a number of hits on the subject. bj > Is anyone familiar with chemical hepatitis? I had never heard of it, but > a friend has just been diagnosed with it. Apparently it can be caused by [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > MaryL I already did that but found it difficult to wade through a lot of the sites. I hoped someone here would know something about the subject and be able to give a very "brief" explanation "in plain English." MaryL > Try Google. I got a number of hits on the subject. > bj [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> >> MaryL > I already did that but found it difficult to wade through > a lot of the sites. I hoped someone here would know > something about the subject and be able to give a very > "brief" explanation "in plain English." > MaryL ========================================= I know it's not what you asked for...but the following articles seem pretty informative to me: Hepatitis as a Result of Chemicals and Drugs http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/dc/caz/infc/hepa/hepres.jsp Toxic Hepatitis http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/common/pdf/epi_manual/toxic_hepatitis.pdf  SignatureJohn Inzer >> I already did that but found it difficult to wade through >> a lot of the sites. I hoped someone here would know [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Toxic Hepatitis > http://www.idph.state.ia.us/adper/common/pdf/epi_manual/toxic_hepatitis.pdf Yes, those are very good (and easy to understand). Thank you very much! These articles don't explain why there would be a higher incidence of chemical hepatitis among diabetics, but they have given me a good start on understanding some environmental factors or the ingestion of certain chemicals (including medication -- which I suppose *might* be the beginning of an explanation for the relationship between this disease and diabetes). MaryL > Yes, those are very good (and easy to understand). Thank you very much! > These articles don't explain why there would be a higher incidence of [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > MaryL I think you need to think about it the other way around. If some chemical exposure can cause hepatitis, it could also cause diabetes (by freaking out the pancreas). SignatureStan >> Yes, those are very good (and easy to understand). Thank you very much! >> These articles don't explain why there would be a higher incidence of [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > chemical exposure can cause hepatitis, it could also cause diabetes (by > freaking out the pancreas). Yes, that's possible. My concern is twofold in asking the question in the other way -- First, my friend has had diabetes for many years and now has chemical hepatitis. His wife said that the hepatitis is very bad (already has jaundice, etc.) and there appears to be no treatment. So, I am very concerned for them. Second, I think about myself -- I was diagnosed with T2 two years ago and adopted a complete dietary change (which he did not do), with resulting weight loss and BG kept completely within normal range (averaging slightly under 100) with no diabetes medication for more than a year. I had never heard of chemical hepatitis, but his wife tells me that it is not rare, and there seems be a link to diabetis. MaryL MaryL wrote in message ... >. . .(snip). . . > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > >MaryL I interpret some of your comments to mean that you are a bit nervous about your chances of chemical hepatitis since you too are diabetic. Chemical hepatitis by definition is caused by an attack by "chemicals" (I would imagine that alcohol is the most common agent though Tylenol can do the job too). I support Stan's comments: if you are attacked by chemicals, it's reasonable that they might attack the pancreas also. IOW, a random attack caused the damage. I would expect Diabetics to have just as many and just as few random attacks as non-diabetics though Rezulin could have skewed the numbers 10 years ago. Regards Old Al > MaryL wrote in message ... >>. . .(snip). . . [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > Regards > Old Al Thanks. I probably didn't make my comments very clear, especially because I really don't have an understanding of the relationship. I'm not sitting around worrying about this except for my concern for my friend and his family. At the same time, I know that diabetics *do* face a horde of possible complications, and it looks like now there may be one more. From what his doctor said, it's not just that the general population is at risk; the doctor specifically said that a large percentage of thos who have chemical hepatitis are diabetics. (On the other hand, he did not say what percentage of diabetics have chemical hepatitis!) MaryL At the same time, I know that diabetics *do* face a horde of > possible complications, and it looks like now there may be one more. From > what his doctor said, it's not just that the general population is at risk; > the doctor specifically said that a large percentage of thos who have > chemical hepatitis are diabetics. (On the other hand, he did not say what > percentage of diabetics have chemical hepatitis!) Mary, I have not heard of chemical hepatitis being listed as one of the very many complications of diabetes, ever. Rezulin did cause liver damage before it was taken off the market, and there are a very few reports of Avandia and Actos causing liver damage, too. It's possible the statins can also cause liver damage. So while it is possible to damage the liver by taking drugs, diabetes itself is not known to harm the liver. --Jenny http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes Diabetes Info http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood Sugar Under Control > At the same time, I know that diabetics *do* face a horde of >> possible complications, and it looks like now there may be one more. From [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/newlydiagnosed.htm Get Your Blood > Sugar Under Control Thanks, Jenny. MaryL |
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