Beyond Type 1 & 2 Diabetes: Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas

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1. Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas (DEP), also called pancreatogenic or type 3c diabetes, can develop because of disease or damage to the exocrine pancreas.

a) True
b) False

2. Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas is often misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes and is sometimes misdiagnosed as type 1 diabetes.

a) True
b) False

3. People should be screened for diabetes within 3 6 months after an episode of acute pancreatitis and annually thereafter.

a) True
b) False

4. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency can lead to maldigestion, malnutrition, and deficiencies in fat-soluble vitamins.

a) True
b) False

5. People with post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus may experience both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia because pancreatic damage can affect multiple types of islet cells and hormones.

a) True
b) False

6. Many people with post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus eventually require insulin therapy as the condition progresses.

a) True
b) False

7. Which of the following conditions can be associated with Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas?

a) Pancreatitis
b) Pancreatic cancer
c) Cystic fibrosis
d) All of the above

8. Which of the following may be signs or consequences of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency?

a) Fatty or greasy stools
b) Weight loss or malnutrition
c) Fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies
d) All of the above

9. Which of the following are important considerations in managing post-pancreatitis/type 3c diabetes?

a) Attention to nutritional status
b) Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy when indicated
c) Appropriate management of hyperglycemia, including insulin as the disease progresses
d) All of the above

Beyond Type 1 & 2 Diabetes: Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas

Quiz for CE Credit

1. Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas (DEP), also called pancreatogenic or type 3c diabetes, can develop because of disease or damage to the exocrine pancreas.

2. Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas is often misdiagnosed as type 2 diabetes and is sometimes misdiagnosed as type 1 diabetes.

3. People should be screened for diabetes within 3 6 months after an episode of acute pancreatitis and annually thereafter.

4. Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency can lead to maldigestion, malnutrition, and deficiencies in fat-soluble vitamins.

5. People with post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus may experience both hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia because pancreatic damage can affect multiple types of islet cells and hormones.

6. Many people with post-pancreatitis diabetes mellitus eventually require insulin therapy as the condition progresses.

7. Which of the following conditions can be associated with Diabetes of the Exocrine Pancreas?

8. Which of the following may be signs or consequences of exocrine pancreatic insufficiency?

9. Which of the following are important considerations in managing post-pancreatitis/type 3c diabetes?