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RD asked in HealthDiseases & ConditionsDiabetes · 1 decade ago

Can a diabetic live without a spleen?

I've been trying to research this for some time now and I've found absolutely nothing about diabetics and splenectomy. I have found that splenectomy can cause diabetes but not the effects on someone who is a diabetic already.

I would like to hear your input of if someone can live without a spleen being a diabetic. I would like to also see where you got your answer from. Websites, personal experiences, etc.

And please, no snide remarks.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    The spleen is part of the lymphatic and circulatory systems and there is no major role in diabetes or blood glucose regulation. There does seem to be some uptake of glucose or other sugars by the spleen, but the significance of this is not apparent, so its still an open question how much the spleen affects carbohydrate metabolism.

    The spleen produces, stores and destroy blood cells, and it's primary role is destroying foreign cells and old blood cells that are past their prime and in enabling rapid release of extra blood cells when there is cut or an infection. It may also have other roles that are not obvious. Other parts of the body perform the same primary functions as the spleen, so its not essential, but on average, people with splenectomies have poorer health and shorter life expectancies than people with spleens. A person with diabetes that has a splenectomy is far more likely to have complications from a splenectomy than a person without diabetes, but there is no specific problem - its just one more health issue that can make it more difficult for the body to cope with a severe infection or other future medical problem.

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  • 1 decade ago

    You can live without a spleen. A spleen is not essential, and I see no reason diabetes would change that. The only catch is, both diabetes and lack of a spleen weaken the part's of your immune system that fight bacteria. Get vaccinated for pneumonia and H1N1.

  • 6 years ago

    what if you are a diabetic with sacrodosis and side is hurting all of the time, can you still live without a spleen

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    5 years ago

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  • Gary B
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    1 decade ago

    The spleen plays no part in diabetes. So long as the diabetes is under STRICT control, and teh patient follows the advice of the doctors after the surgery, there should be no more than teh expected problems.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    yes I know plenty of people who have had their spleen removed but if you are young you will probably need to take penicillin for the rest of your life

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