How Can Mumps Leading To Pancreatitis Cause Type 1 Diabetes?

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1. drleyceg says:
   July 29, 2009 at 10:52 pm

   To make it simple.
   The pancreas produces insulin.
   Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. The pancreatic inflammation is so severe that you could say that the pancreas autodestroys itself with all the enzymes it produces to digest food. This enzymes engorge the pancreas and destroy its specialized tissues. Because of this you loose pancreatic tissue with it’s islets (special islets produce insulin) and therefore with no insulin you become diabetic type: insulin dependant.
2. ♥Spiders Squirting Sweetheart♥ says:
   July 29, 2009 at 10:52 pm

   your pancreas is the organ that creates the insulin so if it is being effected it is not making enough insulin hence the diabetes.
3. Miz Lamb says:
   July 29, 2009 at 10:52 pm

   You were unlucky enough to be infected with mumps. You probably had a compromised immune system to begin with. Mumps was a very nasty disease! It is totally preventable since the late 60s or early 70s.
   Then on top of the nastiness of having mumps you got pancreatitis. This double infection no doubt killed your pancreas. Hence the type 1.
   You just got bad karma my friend!!
4. sharon w says:
   July 29, 2009 at 10:52 pm

   The pancreas is the organ that manufactures the hormone “insulin”,that is responsible for utilizing the blood sugar in the body. When the body can’t produce or utilize this critical hormone “insulin” a diabetic condition will develop.Lot’s of info at Webmd . Take care. SW RNP
5. da d says:
   July 29, 2009 at 10:52 pm

   You aren’t the first one I have heard of that had this trouble. Usually the pancreas is the largest concern when adults get mumps.