infection and it begins to set in because they did not know it was there. FUNCTION OF THE PANCREAS The pancreas is a small organ, approximately 6-inches long, located in the upper abdomen, and adjacent to the small intestine. The pancreas functions in two distinctly different modes, an exocrine organ and an endocrine organ. The exocrine function helps in the digestion process, while the endocrine function produces
fat metabolism in the body. Insulin will lower the blood glucose level of a person with a normally functioning pancreas. 2). Amylin is co-secreted with insulin to inhibit the release of glucagon. Alpha cells secrete glucagon too. Glucagon is a peptide hormone that raises blood glucose levels. When type I diabetes is diagnosed, the person will have high blood sugar, or hyperglycemia. Did you know that the recommended blood sugar range for diabetics before a meal is 70-130 mg/dL (milligrams per deciliter)? Hence, 1 to 2 hours after a meal, blood Augar levels should be less than 180mg/dL. At times, a person with type I diabetes will have low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia. This is due to taking too much insulin for a meal or exercising without having a snack to compensate for the bodies use of glucose. In other words, the exact cause of type 1 diabetes is unknown. both a genetic On the and other hand, research has shown that predisposition environmental factors, such as a viral infection, are involved.
hormones that regulate the level of sugar (glucose) in the blood. These hormones are produced by specialized clusters of cells, scattered throughout the types pancreas, produced called by Islets Islets of of Langerhans. There are several cell
Langerhans, including alpha cells, beta cells, delta cells and gamma cells. The two primary cell types involved with the endocrine function are the beta cells and the alpha cells. The beta cells in the pancreas that produce insulin are gradually destroyed. Beta cells secrete insulin and amylin. 1). Insulin is a peptide hormone that is central to regulating carbohydrate and