[Diabetes mellitus and exocrine pancreas function].

In 60 patients with diabetes mellitus type II needing insulin for the control of the exocrine pancreas function a secretin-pancreomycin test was performed, which had a pathological result in 26.6% of the patients, in which case the functional disturbance achieved only a small size. In one part of these patients concomitant diseases of diabetes mellitus, such as cholelithiasis and hyperlipidaemia could be found. A connection between the duration of the diabetes and disturbed function of the pancreas could not be established. Corresponding with other authors the relations between incretory and excretory organ should not be overestimated.