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Glucose in the liver

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Hi I have a raised GGT after a blood test and was told by doctor I have glucose in my liver. Will/can this lead to diabetes? My dad had diabetes later in age.
 
Hi Helen

sorry cant answer your question just wanted to say Hi and welcome

someone who can will be along soon

Mary x
 
Don't understand the question, sorry. We ALL store glucose in the liver as Glycogen for future use. Think you may have misunderstood or misheard the doctor. Think you need to go back and clarify. With "raised GGT", think you mean you have impaired glucose tolerance? If so, this means that if you don't change your diet and lifestyle you could become diabetic. Again, the doctor obviously didn't explain himself well, so you should probably go back
 
Thanks every one. I have a raised GGT. The doctor said it was higher than normal, eg more glucose in the liver than a normal reading. Hope this helps.
 
I too think there is some confusion here. GGT stands for Gamma-glutamyl transferase and is an enzyme found in the liver and is unrelated as far as I am aware with glucose, the GGT test is part of a number of enzyme tests used to determine liver function.

LabTestOnLine.org said:
Raised GGT levels indicate that something is going on with your liver but not specifically what. In general, the higher the level the greater the damage to your liver. Elevated levels may be due to liver disease, but they may also be due to congestive heart failure, drinking alcohol, and use of many prescription and non-prescription drugs including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), lipid-lowering drugs, antibiotics, histamine blockers (used to treat excess stomach acid production), antifungal agents, anticonvulsants (seizure control medications), antidepressants, and hormones such as testosterone. Oral contraceptives (birth control pills) and clofibrate can decrease GGT levels.
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Source of quote here http://www.labtestsonline.org.uk/unders ... t/tab/test

If I were you I would go back and see you doctor and ask some more questions, ie. what is the level of GGT and how can this affect me. Also are you taking a statin? as this can raise GGT levels.

Note the normal 'range' for GGT is 0-45 U/L
 
+1 Also GGT levels can be increased in the prescence of Gall bladder disease and pancreatitis,when I suffered pancreatitis in 2011,my GGT levels rose to 1500. :problem:
 
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