Pancreatitis More Prevalent in Diabetics
Having type 2 diabetes is known to increase the risk for many different health issues, but a recent study has linked type 2 diabetes with a couple new health risks: acute pancreatitis and biliary disease. Acute pancreatitis is a sudden inflammation of the pancreas that is known for having a high mortality rate despite treatment, and biliary disease is a disease of the bile ducts and liver that is caused by abnormalities in bile composition, biliary function, or biliary anatomy.
The study was prompted by an associated link between the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) and acute pancreatitis. The study was funded by Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, both producers of the drug.
The study showed that type 2 diabetes patients have a two-fold greater risk of biliary disease, and almost a three-fold higher risk for acute pancreatitis, as compared to those without diabetes. The study was comprised of over 337,000 patients with type 2 diabetes and almost the same number of people without the disease. The patients came from a nationwide database of managed care claims.
While some think the diabetic drug by Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly might be to blame for diabetic pancreatitis, the study shows that it might not be the drug at all, but the link may simply lie in the patients being diabetic to begin with.
In recent years acute pancreatitis has become more prevalent and common place, which makes perfect sense, since the occurrence of diabetes is growing in leaps and bounds in the Unites States. For reasons unknown, diabetics of a young age (18 years old to 30 years old) have the greatest risk for developing both bilary disease and pancreatitis.
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The study was prompted by an associated link between the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) and acute pancreatitis. The study was funded by Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals, both producers of the drug.
The study showed that type 2 diabetes patients have a two-fold greater risk of biliary disease, and almost a three-fold higher risk for acute pancreatitis, as compared to those without diabetes. The study was comprised of over 337,000 patients with type 2 diabetes and almost the same number of people without the disease. The patients came from a nationwide database of managed care claims.
While some think the diabetic drug by Amylin Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly might be to blame for diabetic pancreatitis, the study shows that it might not be the drug at all, but the link may simply lie in the patients being diabetic to begin with.
In recent years acute pancreatitis has become more prevalent and common place, which makes perfect sense, since the occurrence of diabetes is growing in leaps and bounds in the Unites States. For reasons unknown, diabetics of a young age (18 years old to 30 years old) have the greatest risk for developing both bilary disease and pancreatitis.
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