Hi!

[Lala69]

Hi,
I am a sole carer for my Mum, who is diabetic following a pancreatectomy, she also has dementia, so things are pretty tough. I opened an account a while back, but forgot to check in, so have had to open a new account.

 

[s'nic]

Hi, welcome to the forum. If you have any questions fire away.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome back @Lala69

Can you remember what your previous username was? I can merge your accounts so that any posts and replies will ‘belong’ to your new account if that would help?

Diabetes as a result of pancreatic surgery would put your mum into the rare and exclusive Type 3c club, which is so glamorous and niche that even HCPs have rarely heard of it!

What is type 3c diabetes?

You may have heard of the more common types of diabetes like type 1, type 2 and gestational. But there are actually many other types of diabetes that aren't as well known. Type 3c diabetes develops because of the damage to the pancreas, which can happen for a few different reasons. And although...

www.diabetes.org.uk

We have a number of type 3cs on the forum, including some who developed it after surgery, and others for whom it followed pancreatitis.

So yes, do fire away with any questions you or your Mum have, and folks here will be happy to share their experiences

cc @Proud to be erratic @martindt1606 @eggyg @soupdragon @Wendal