| Diabetes and Pancreas | |
| Diabetes is linked to diseases of the exocrine pancreatitis which may disrupt the global architecture or physiology of Pancreas often resulting in both exocrine and endocrine dysfunction. Up to 1 of 2 patients with diabetes may have some degree of impaired exocrine pancreatic function. People with diabetes are at an approximately two fold higher risk of developing a Acute Pancreatitis. | |
| Conversely, pre-diabetes and /diabetes has been found to develop in approximately 1/3rd of the patient after an episode of acute pancreatitis. |