Am i destined to become a diabetic?

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I'm currently a 24 year old male. I've had accute pancreatitis

since i was a child, though it wasn't properly diagnosed until i was

15. Every day i get more scared my pancreas is just going to get

damaged permanently and i will become a diabetic.

I don't drink and take good care of myself but this is getting more

depressing that i have an attack every year. It just comes out of

nowhere. Doctors don't have a clue why.

So do any of you do anything special to prevent attacks other than

the basics (healthy diet, no drinking, etc.)?

On a side note i just got out of the hospital a few days ago for

another occurence of accute pancreatits. I've already had 3

surgeries, 2 where they put a stint in the duct to widen the opening.

Thanks and sorry for the ramble,

Andy