ea0093oc49 | Oral communication 7: Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism | EYES2023
Ciccarelli Gea
, Di Giuseppe Gianfranco
, Soldovieri Laura
, Brunetti Michela
, Capece Umberto
, Moffa Simona
, Cinti Francesca
, Giaccari Andrea
, Mezza Teresa
Background: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is the most frequent cause of diabetes of the exocrine pancreas (DEP). Although the specific alterations of DEP are not completely understood, individuals with DEP are considered affected by pancreatic endocrine insufficiency and treated with insulin. To investigate the functional alterations of DEP, we evaluated differences in glucose metabolism in patients with and without CP, classified according to their glucose tolerance (NGT, IGT, DM...