To Study the Prevalence of Fatty Liver and Retinopathy in Newly Diagnosed Cases of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

BACKGROUND epidemic of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is assuming significant proportions in developing countries such as India. have an increased risk of developing a number of serious problems affecting heart, blood vessels, kidneys, eyes and system. Since prediabetic stage may last for 4-7 years before overt diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus is , metabolic effects of insulin resistance and beta cell failure can manifest as non-alcoholic fatty liver or macro or . The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and retinopathy (DR) in the newly detected cases of T2DM. AND METHODS study was conducted on 100 newly diagnosed cases of T2DM of either sex. All patients after routine investigations to indirect ophthalmoscopy by expert ophthalmologists and ultrasonography by a radiologist. 100 patients in our study, 48% had fatty liver. Out of which 30 had mild, 16 had moderate and 2 had severe NAFLD. retinopathy was present in 6 patients. There was no significant correlation seen between DR and NAFLD. should be directed towards early screening of NAFLD and diabetic retinopathy in patients of diabetes to prevent and irreversible damage.