However, participants with poorly controlled T2DM (glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 8.4%), history of hepatic impairment, and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels more than 2-fold above the upper limit of normal (ULN) were excluded [75]. Here, GPT is linked to type 2 diabetes mellitus.