Table 4

Final diagnoses in those individuals with type 1 diabetes and diarrhea

Diagnosisn (%)
Irritable bowel syndrome34 (36.2)
Autonomic neuropathy14 (14.9)*
Inflammatory bowel disease10 (10.6)
Celiac disease9 (9.6)
Exocrine pancreatic disease6 (6.4)
Small bowel bacterial overgrowth5 (5.3)
Lactose intolerance1 (1.1)
IgA deficiency1 (1.1)
Diverticular disease1 (1.1)
Peritoneal dialysis-related1 (1.1)
Rectal cancer1 (1.1)
Unclassified11 (11.7)
  • * 5 individuals had small bowel bacterial overgrowth on glucose hydrogen breath testing.

  • 7 ulcerative colitis, 2 Crohn’s disease and 1 microscopic colitis.

  • 2 individuals had calcific pancreatitis on CT scanning (2 individuals had celiac disease and chronic pancreatitis, 2 individuals had celiac disease and inflammatory bowel disease, and 1 individual had celiac disease and autonomic neuropathy).