Type 3c diabetes
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Type 3c diabetes (also known as pancreatogenic diabetes) is diabetes that comes secondary to pancreatic diseases,[1] involving the exocrine and digestive functions of the pancreas. It also occurs following surgical removal of the pancreas.
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Around 5–10% of cases of diabetes in the Western world are related to pancreatic diseases. Chronic pancreatitis is most often the cause.[1][2]