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September 22, 2026

Diabetes After Pancreatitis or Pancreatic Surgery: Understanding Type 3c Diabetes

How glucose, insulin-secretion, autoimmune, and stool tests answer different questions after pancreatic disease or surgery.

Diabetes can develop after pancreatitis or pancreatic surgery because pancreatic disease can affect the cells that make insulin. This is often called pancreatic, pancreatogenic, or type 3c diabetes. Understanding the cause matters because some people […]

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September 2, 2026

Pancreatitis: Symptoms, Lipase Testing, Imaging, and Urgent Care

How acute pancreatitis is evaluated, why lipase is a targeted test, and how chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic insufficiency differ.

Direct answer: Acute pancreatitis is a potentially serious inflammation of the pancreas that usually requires urgent clinical assessment. Diagnosis generally requires at least two of three findings: characteristic upper-abdominal pain, amylase or lipase at least […]

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August 11, 2026

Digestive Health Lab Tests: Blood, Stool, Celiac, Inflammation, and Pancreatic Testing

Compare blood, stool, breath, celiac, inflammation, infection, malabsorption, and pancreatic tests—and learn when imaging, endoscopy, or biopsy may still be needed.

Digestive health lab tests use blood, stool, and sometimes breath samples to look for objective clues related to anemia, dehydration, inflammation, infection, celiac disease, nutrient malabsorption, pancreatic enzyme problems, hidden blood in stool, and selected […]

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