A patient with cirrhosis experiences significantly reduced liver glycogen stores. Which outcome is most likely given this constraint on liver function?

💡 Explanation

Reduced liver glycogen stores impair the liver's ability to perform glycogenolysis and glycogen synthesis. Because the liver regulates blood glucose levels by storing and releasing glucose, a cirrhotic liver causes impaired blood glucose regulation, therefore answer D is correct, rather than the alternatives which are not directly impaired.

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