INTRODUCTION: Glucoregulation disorder is one of the numerous complications of liver cirrhosis. Glucose dysregulation in liver cirrhosis may vary from glucose intolerance to manifest hepatogenous diabetes, whereas the stages of liver disease may influence the severity of the metabolic disorder. The aim of this study is to determine the frequency and range of glucoregulation disorders in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis regarding liver disease severity. ----- METHODS: This study included 73 patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis, who previously didn't have diabetes mellitus. The patients were stratified into two groups regarding liver cirrhosis severity, Child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) stages A and B, and CTP stage C, in addition to analyzing their differences between metabolic factors (glucose, insulin, insulin resistance, leptin, adiponectin, lipid profile). ----- RESULTS: Out of 73 patients, 29 (39.7%) of them were in the CTP A+B group and 44 of them were in the CTP C group. 78,1% of the patients had insulin resistance. Groups CTP A+B and CTP C didn't differ regarding glycemia, insulin, C-peptide and insulin resistance values. Patients in the CTP C group had significantly lower values of HbA1c (p=0.003), higher values of leptin (p=0.022) and adiponectin (p=0.003), compared to the group CTP A+B. Values of leptin also positively correlated to insulin (p<0.001) and insulin resistance (p=0.003). The group CTP C had significantly lower values of cholesterol, LDL, HDL and triglycerides, compared to the group CTP A+B. ----- CONCLUSION: Metabolic disturbances are a common finding in the advanced hepatic disease. Insulin resistance is present in most patients. Serum values of leptin and adiponectin rise with the severity of the liver disease, while values of leptin positively correlate with values of insulin resistance.