Pancreatic exocrine function in patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Introduction: An exocrine pancreatic insufficiency has been demonstrated to be present in about 50% of type 1 and 30 – 50% of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) cases. However, the significance of an exocrine pancreatic dysfunction in DM has recently been questioned. Aims: The aim of our study was to assess the prevalence of exocrine pancreatic dysfunction in T2DM. Methods: Consecutive patients with type 2 DM treated in our clinic were prospectively recruited into the study. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency was diagnosed by fecal elastase-1 (FE1) determination. All patients underwent abdominal ultrasound and pancr…