http://www.medpagetoday.com/Endocrinology/Diabetes/36405
A small study found that the pancreas weighed significantly less in organ donors with type 1 diabetes than in those without the disease.
Note that the study was limited by a low incidence of subsequent type 1 diabetes in patients who were single-islet autoantibody positive.
The smaller pancreas that is often found in patients with type 1 diabetes was also seen in people at risk for the disease, pointing to a possible diabetes biomarker, researchers reported.
A small study found that the pancreas weighed significantly less in organ donors with type 1 diabetes than in those without the disease.
Note that the study was limited by a low incidence of subsequent type 1 diabetes in patients who were single-islet autoantibody positive.
The smaller pancreas that is often found in patients with type 1 diabetes was also seen in people at risk for the disease, pointing to a possible diabetes biomarker, researchers reported.
