GPT and ischemic stroke: Conversely, age, duration of diabetes, HbA1c, kidney function parameters, alanine transaminase, LSM measurements, as well as the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy, ischaemic heart disease and ischaemic stroke, and the use of anti‐platelets, statins and anti‐hypertensive agents (except for ACEIs/ARBs) did not differ significantly between the two groups.