Diabetes mellitus due to biliary recurrent pancreatitis. Case report

Abstract

The majority of diabetes cases are referred to two pathogenetic forms, DM1 and DM2. Other variants are much rarer. One of them is DM resultingfrom disturbances in the pancreatic exocrine apparatus, e.g. pancreatitis, underlain by a different pathogenetic mechanism. A case of diabetes mellitusassociated with biliary recurrent pancreatitis is described. The importance of comprehensive examination of such patients and their specific treatmentis emphasized

Keywords

• diabetes mellitus
• pancreatitis
• insulin therapy