type 3c Diabetes Types And Misdiagnosis
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Patients with a form of diabetes due to pancreatic dysfunction are commonly misdiagnosed as having type 2 diabetes, leading to poor glycemic control and suboptimal care, the first large-scale analysis of this underrecognized form of the condition indicates. Diabetes of the exocrine pancreas, also called type 3c diabetes, develops when pancreatic infection, neoplasia, or resection ends in beta-cell dysfunction, affecting the production of insulin. As it occurs in people of a similar generation, type 3c diabetes may be misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes. People that have type 3c diabetes require insulin remedy more urgently than those with type 2, therefore the consequence of this misdiagnosis are delays in delivering appropriate treatment, which can lead to nerve, eye, and kidney damage, say the creators of the new review, led by Dr Chris Woodmansey of the University of Surrey, Guildford, United Kingdom, and colleagues, that was posted online in Diabetes Treatment on Oct 23. In th...