Secondary Diabetes

'Secondary Diabetes' is used to describe a host of other conditions that can give rise to diabetes. In these cases, diabetes is secondary to another disease, medication or chemical.

The causes of secondary diabetes include:

Pancreatitis, or inflammation of the pancreas
Pancreas removal
Adrenal or pituitary gland disorders
Certain medications, specially high blood pressure and cholesterol-lowering drugs
Malnutrition
Infection