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After a splenectomy is there a connection with the onset of diabetes ?
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No: No, there is not. Splenectomy increases your risk of certain infections so you should get vaccinated but it does affect your diabetes risk.
Answered 9/7/2019
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No: There would not be a direct connection between splenectomy and a development of diabetes.
Answered 10/4/2012
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