Energy! is what the pancreas is all about! It’s job is to make sure that each and every cell in the body has the energy it needs to function. The pancreas is located behind the stomach, is involved first in digestion, and second in maintaining glucose levels in the blood.

1. What Is Insulin? by: Kathleen Hoffman

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3. ENERGY
Energy! is what the pancreas is all about!
It’s job is to make sure that each and every cell in the body has the
energy it needs to function. The pancreas is located behind the
stomach, is involved first in digestion, and second in maintaining
glucose levels in the blood.

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6. EXOCRINE
Most of the pancreas cells (acinar cells) create compounds that
break down food. (LINK)
Everyday the pancreas produces about a liter of these enzymes:
● Trypsin and Chymotrypsin process the proteins
● Amylase digests the starches
● Carbohydrates and Lipase deals with the fats and
Cholesterol.
These compounds are funneled through a duct that feeds into the
small intestines.

7. ENDOCRINE
The rest of the pancreas, around 5%, is made up of islets of Langerhans–
cell clusters containing the beta cells that create insulin. (LINK)
What is insulin, and what makes it so important?
Insulin completes the digestive process–from carrots and meat to small
molecules– by making it possible for cells to absorb those molecules. During
digestion, Amylases break down carbohydrates into glucose. That glucose enters
the bloodstream. Insulin is released in a bolus (large amount) from the pancreas
to help the cells of the body absorb all that glucose from the blood.
The cells then convert glucose into energy. The pancreas provides a continuous
flow of insulin. As you sleep or when you are not eating, the liver releases stored
glucose (called glycogen) providing for the brain’s energy needs.

8. SYMPTOMS
OF DIABETES
● Frequent urination
● Extreme thirst
● Vomiting
● Lethargy
● Flu like symptoms
A urine test and blood test can confirm the diagnosis.

9. TYPE 1 DIABETES
Type 1 diabetes (LINK)is an autoimmune disease like lupus and
rheumatoid arthritis. Usually the immune system attacks and destroys
germs. In autoimmune diseases, the body’s own immune system
mistakenly attacks and destroys its own cells. In the case of diabetes,
the beta cells that produce insulin are destroyed.
Type 1 Diabetes is usually diagnosed in children and young adults.
(LINK)

10. TYPE 2 DIABETES
What would happen if the cells of the body didn’t respond, or even
ignored insulin? Instead of absorbing blood glucose, the body’s cells
would leave it where it is, in the blood. This “insulin- resistance” leads to
higher amounts of glucose circulating in the blood and hungry cells
starved for energy.
Type 2 diabetes is not an autoimmune disease. (LINK)

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https://medivizor.com/blog/2015/10/04/what-is-insulin-appreciating-remarkable-pancreas/
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