Pancreatic Disorders News

Patients with pancreatic cancer had diabetes, particularly new-onset diabetes, significantly more frequently than those with other cancers and cancer-free participants in a recent study.

Patients with type 1 diabetes experienced significant improvements in overnight glucose control and nocturnal hypoglycemic events with use of an artificial pancreas, or closed-loop delivery system, compared with standard pump therapy, according to researchers.

Patients with type 2 diabetes have a significantly increased risk for hospitalization for acute pancreatitis resulting from the use of sitagliptin or exenatide, according to researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The findings were published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Patients with low levels of circulating adiponectin are at an increased risk for developing pancreatic cancer, according to recent results.

Patients with low levels of circulating adiponectin are at an increased risk for developing pancreatic cancer, according to recent results.

Patients with autoimmune pancreatitis are at increased risk for developing various cancers, particularly within the first year of diagnosis, according to recent results.

Patients with autoimmune pancreatitis are at increased risk for developing various cancers, particularly within the first year of diagnosis, according to recent results.

Pancreatic surgery reduced thyroid function, according to researchers in Poland.

Patients with autoimmune pancreatitis who discontinued steroid treatment often relapsed and had their disease occur in the pancreas or biliary tract, according to study data.

Patients with idiopathic recurrent acute pancreatitis had similar outcomes after receiving biliary sphincterotomy with or without pancreatic sphincterotomy in a recent study.