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If my pancreas is giving out due to complications of sphincter of oddi/pancreas divisum, besides chronic pancreatitis, will i eventually be diabetic?

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Dr. Craig Lum answered

Pancreas giving out: Potentials for this to happen are very much there.

Answered 3/21/2016

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