Pancreatitis can resemble diabetes because both conditions involve the death or dysfunction of the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin, leading to overlapping symptoms.
“Broadly speaking, pancreatitis is about inflammation of the pancreas, but there are multiple potential causes,” Bogdanovics says. These can include gallstones, heavy alcohol use, high triglyceride levels, certain medications, and injury.
Treatment varies depending on the cause. Taking pain medication and receiving intravenous fluids can ease symptoms, whereas other strategies, such as gallbladder surgery and limiting or quitting alcohol use, address the underlying cause.
Diabetes can develop as a result of chronic pancreatitis when inflammation of the pancreas damages the cells that make insulin.
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