Pancreatogenic Diabetes – Neglected, Underdiagnosed or Misdiagnosed?

Abstract

Pancreatogenic or Type 3c diabetes is a rather new entry to the world of diabetes and accordingly is scarcely documented; less than 100 entries in a casual Pubmed search. This may be due to insufficient research, inaccurate classification, rare occurrence or misdiagnosis in routine clinical practice. Nevertheless, recent data suggests that it might be more common than initially presumed and might be under or misdiagnosed in routine clinical practice. Besides, T2DM (Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus) is common enough in global population to accidently coexist with exocrine pancreatic disease.