Summary:
NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) /Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the most common liver disease in the United States. The term NAFLD (non-alcoholic fatty liver disease) describes a range of liver disease progression. When fatty liver disease advances to a more severe level of liver injury, it is called nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) basically scaring of the liver tissue.
Some risk factors for these diseases include:
• Being overweight
• Type 2 Diabetes
• Elevated Lab Results for: blood sugar, or liver enzymes, or HbA1c
Qualified Participants Must:
• Be over the age of 18
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Be diabetic or borderline diabetic
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Not be taking insulin
Qualified Participants May Receive:
- Compensation for travel & time
- Free lab work
- Free fibroscan
- Posibility to enroll in future NASH studies