The Prevalence and Impact of Low Faecal Elastase-1 in Community-Based Patients with Type 2 Diabetes.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.diabres.2019.107822
Abstract: AIMS To determine the prevalence of low faecal elastase-1 (FE-1) (≤200µg/g) in type 2 diabetes (T2DM), and to test the hypothesis that pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) would reduce postprandial glycaemia after a high-fat, high-carbohydrate… read more here.
Keywords: low faecal; based patients; faecal elastase; community based ... See more keywords
How to manage: patient with a low faecal elastase
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DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2018-101171
Abstract: Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI) is underdiagnosed; however, the use of the faecal elastase-1 (Fel-1) test is common and recommended in the investigation of gastrointestinal symptoms. The Fel-1 test has been validated against a number of… read more here.
Keywords: test; pei; manage patient; faecal elastase ... See more keywords
The clinical and laboratory impact of reporting faecal elastase-1 in watery stool samples
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DOI: 10.1177/00045632221143678
Abstract: Background Low faecal elastase-1 (FE-1) results are suggestive of pancreatic insufficiency, but watery diarrhoea may lead to falsely low results. Methods FE-1 results reported on watery samples over a three-year period were reviewed. Results in… read more here.
Keywords: watery stool; stool samples; faecal elastase; watery samples ... See more keywords