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How high would your tricerlydes blood level have to be to develop chronic pancreatitis?

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Triglyceride levels higher than 1000 mg/dL are associated with acute pancreatitis. Visit this site for info: https://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/endocrinology/news/hypertriglyceridemic-pancreatitis/mac-20450059

Answered 4/17/2021

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Dr. Clarence Grim answered

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This will depend on how fast and how high they go. The highest I have seen without pancreatitis was 10,000. The patient had a metabolic problem and was having a skin breakout from the high triglycerides.

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