[bg233]

Newbie here, I saw information that had to do with pancreas problems being associated with diabetes...my question is, can issues with the pancreas not functioning properly lead to diabetes?

 

[foxl]

YES. Try googling that.

Beta cells produce insulin. Pancreatitis can destroy them.

 

[jwags]

Are you diabetic. Your body needs insulin to live. Without you will die. If your body cannot produce enough you will need to inject insulin.

 

[Richard157]

My pancreas stopped producing insulin in 1945. I was diagnosed with diabetes later that year. I have used insulin injections and, later on, an insulin pump, for 65 years. I am very much alive and well.