Fatty Liver and Exercise

David, your observations on exercise and fatty liver, as well as other conditions, is very encouraging. I am glad you spelled out your philosophy in the beginning of the article. It gave depth and meaning to the rest of the piece. When I read your philosophy I realized that those same issues have often felt less than helpful when others have commented on them at length. You approach is much more meaningful for those of us who have diabetes. Thanks for that understanding.

 

Your linking exercise and conditions of diabetes has helped me to decide to renew my subscription to the gym. I am going to do that tomorrow. I have been on the fence not really thinking that I needed to get involved in exercise. I thought hiking was enough. Thanks for the boost.

 

Ballot

I just wanted to say thank you for the article.  I was recently told by my dr that I have a

fatty liver or fat in my liver, and i was and still am very scared about this I asked him what i needed to do and he said that we would just keep an eye on it for now, well that is not a good enough answer for me so i cryed for several days over this. I do have type 2 diabetes and I am trying  very hard to lose the weight that I know aI need to lose, and I am exercising but I have it a spot where no matter what I do I still cant lose any more wieght and I still have alot to lose.  But thanks to the article that I just read I am going to try doing what you said as far as the brisk walk and so, again thank you very much.

 

Jennifer Steele

Unfortunately your item came too late for me also.  I have non alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver because of fatty liver.  Dr.'s kept saying I had fatty liver, but didn't tell me how to combat it or what to do for it.  Now it's too late for me.  Dr.'s should be more up to date on these things and warn thier patients.  They tell you about diet, caring for your feet, teeth and eyes, but say nothing of fighting the fatty liver.  How I wish I had known.........  I might not have been able to exercise a lot as I've undergone 2 major cancer surgeries in the past 2 years, but at least I could have exercise a bit more. Thanks for your article for those who still have a chance.

That's very interesting. It's funny that ever since I have started exercizing, I stopped getting pain where my liver is!

I have had type 1 diabetes for 26 years and have had an insulin pump for 14 years but still became obese due to the addiction to carbs and the ability to bolus for what I ate. Over the years, I ended up with post pregnancy weight gain and more due to the ADA recommended consistent carb diet. In April 2004, I had RNY gastric bypass and lost about 95 lbs. My labs, blood pressure, etc. continued to improve except for my liver enzymes. My endocrinologist recommended this year to see a liver specialist and she recommended that I have a liver biopsy in May 2008. I was terrified and fearful that I was going to die after loosing weight and becoming healthier. My biopsy showed that I did have some remnants of fatty liver disease but that it was otherwise normal looking tissue. My labwork was 'being watched' by all of the medical providers I saw because it really wasn't high enough to worry about but out of normal range. Like one of your readers, that answer wasn't good enough. I am glad that I finally was given the answer, "I don't know why your labs are abnormal." The liver biopsy was the only real way for the doctor to tell me if I needed to do something further and I am glad that I got a good report.