AHSG and type 2 diabetes mellitus: A lower fetuin-A concentration is associated with greater risk of microvascular and macrovascular complications in T2DM patients.71 Interestingly, individuals with T2DM and NAFLD often present with a cardiac autonomic nervous system imbalance, displaying an increase in sympathetic tone,72,73 which is associated with increased blood pressure and risk of ventricular arrythmia in T2DM.74–76