Acute pancreatitis may lead to later glucose intolerance
20th August 2013
By Staff writer
The first systematic review of hyperglycaemia following acute pancreatitis – involving 24 studies and >1000 participants – found 37% of patients developed prediabetes or diabetes in the five years post-hospital discharge.
The prevalence of diabetes was about 23% following acute pancreatitis, much higher than the general population prevalence (4–9%), the researchers said.
Within 12 months 15% of pancreatitis patients developed diabetes and the risk more than doubled