What does the pancreas do to regulate blood sugar?
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in layman's terms:  the pancreas produces insulin (among other functions), the insulin helps the body break down sugars so they can be used for energy.  With no insulin to break down sugar, the body has to break down fats and proteins for energy.  That means the sugars stay in the bloodstream causing high blood sugar.  That can lead to a whole bunch of problems.
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It secretes insulin which helps your body metabolize food.
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Sugar is used by the body during many of life's processes. It is just another chemical that exists in food and is used by the body. A diabetic is not making enough of the chemical that the body uses to control sugar use, called insulin. The level of sugar goes out of control and can cause diseases shock, coma and death. The diabetic has to control the level of sugar be regular eating habits and blood monitoring. When needed they can take insulin to help control blood sugar.
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It produces enzymes that are released into the small intestine to help with digestion. It also contains clusters of cells called islets. The cells in these islets produce hormones such as insulin and glucagon, which help control the level of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood.
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This is a good question, but let's define "important" as "necessary for organismal survival".  In this case, both are EQUALLY important.  The endocrine function of the pancreas is to secrete insulin and glucagon which help to lower and raise the blood sugar levels, respectively.  Blood sugar level homeostasis is necessary for human survival.  On the other hand, the exocrine pancreas secretes trypsinogen, chymotrypsinogen, carboxypeptidase, pancreatic lipase, pancreatic amylase, and other substances which aid in the digestion of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.  Obviously, this is a function which is also necessary to human survival.  You simply can not live with only one of these pancreatic functions operational and so it appears that neither function takes precedence over the other.  Again, very thoughtful and insightful question!
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Diabetes is itself a derangement of the endocrine system. In type 1, a major endocrine system has completely failed. There is no insulin as a result of damage to the beta cells in charge of producing it. \n\nType 2 is more complicated. It is characteristically an inability of many body cells (about 2/3) to use insulin even if it's present. Some type 2s go on to have more insulin than normal in an attempt to get blood glucose levels down, or to beta cell death / exhaustion and reduced or no insulin. In any case, this is also a derangement of the endocrine system, also involving insulin.\n\nInsulin is tremendously important and is so important that it has been conserved across large evolutionary distance and time. The nematode worm, c elegans, uses insulin in much the same way and for the same purposes, that we do. So do fish. Beef insulin is exactly the same hormone as human insulin, except that it differs in two amino acids, and pork insulin is even closer, only one different amino acid. \n\nAs such, it's a great signal to rely on for controlling many things. If there's biochemical energy available, then protein synthesis will be possible, energetically. So cells use insulin levels to control amino acid uptake from blood stores. And similarly for electrolyte balances across cell membranes. And similarly for mobilization (or storage) of excess calories in the form of fats; if there's glucose in the blood, insulin levels will be high and so fats in the diet should be stored against future need. If there's little glucose in the blood, insulin will be low, and so energy in stores (ie, fat cells) should be used -- fats get dumped in the blood (as blood lipids), taken to the liver and turned into fuel for the rest of the body. (This is called ketosis, and it's the basis of the Atkins diet, though such diets are not 'normal' and, especially for diabetics, should be used with great caution. Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious medical emergency and can be triggered by dietary derangements.) And so on and so on. \n\nInsulin is the direct cause of, or the indirect cause of, a great many things throughout the body. Consequences of its presence or absence are many, important, serious and cannot be too far wrong lest the damage be severe enough to cause damage or death.
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i dont think that the pancreas enlarged coz for a person with Type II Diabetes,the pancreas works properly.Only the cells lost their sensitivity to the hormone that is secreted by the pancreas (insulin)
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Insulin secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas controls the blood glucose levels by stimulating body cells to increase the uptake and utilization of glucose; enhancing the formation of glycogen from glucose and by stimulating fat synthesis in liver. \n\nWhere as the other hormone GLUCAGON (secreted by the alpha cells of the pancreas) increases the blood glucose level when the level goes below normal. This is done by accelerating the breakdown of glycogen to glucose and by increasing the breakdown of fats to fatty acids and glycerol(this can be used as a source of energy instead of glucose).
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Metformin or Glucophage is usually the first drug of choice for treating type II diabetes.  In type II,  your pancrease is unable to produce enough insulin and your body is resistant to the insulin that is produced.  Metformin works to make you body more sensitive to the insulin that your pancrease still produces.  For many new diabetics, a program of daily exercise and weight reduction can reverse the diagnosis of dibetes.  Many times a 10% reduction in weight can make you non-diabetic.   Exercise and Metformin work to make your body more sensitive to insulin.  The best news is that combining Metformin and exercise will facilitate weight loss!  A true win-win situation.  For more information visit the American Diabetes Association and the National Institute of Health.   for Good Luck!
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Get your diabetes under control and lose weight.
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In 2005 a 61 year old type 1 diabetic from uk was cured by having an islet cell transplant.  Healthy islet cells are taken from pancreases from dead or living donors and injected into the patients liver, they then develop their own blood supply and begin to produce insulin.
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A disease (Cancer) that affects the Pancreas.\n\nRead the link below for additional information.
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The wall of the intestine has many tiny finger like projections called Villae, these make the surface area very large.  Glucose moves throught the epithelial cells on the walls of the villae by "active transfer" a type of osmosis.  Glucose levels are maintained by the action of the hormone Insulin, failure in this system leads to the disorder Diabetes.  Search on some of these words in  google and you'll find loads of articles at different levels.  There are two site below to get you started.
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People with Diabetes have a Pancreas that either produces very little or no insulin. People with type 1 diabetes take insulin and this can come in many forms... I am a type one diabetic and i have been since my 12th birthday (7years ago) (late birthday present!!) I started off on 2 injections a day which was a basic insulin called Mixtard 30 which was awful as I was at more risk of Hypoglacaemia's aka "Hypo's" (a low blood sugar) I am not on 2 short acting insulins and Glargine (a 24hour long acting insulin) which i find is much easier to manage with fewer hypo's.\n\nType 1 Diabetics do not produce enough or no insulin at all so they have to fully compensate their body by injecting insulin! (this tends to be people under the age of 40 years old or people over that age who are very poorly controlled on their Type 2 medication which is tablets, then they will be transfered onto insulin injections.\n\nType 2 Diabetics have a pancreas that will produce insulin but in small amounts or when it is not needed. The tablet medication they take shall cause the pancreas to regulate and produce insulin when required (after eating a meal) (this is why the tablets should be taken before a meal to get a chance to work).\n\nThere are many types of insulin and there are many types of tablets for diabetic patients and the main thing that people forget is that when you have a cold or feel ill go to a pharmacy and  please remember that your diabetic medication may interact with some medications that you can buy in stores so i would reccommend that it is best that you go to a pharmacy and seek proffessional advice and not just buy a cough medicine or expectorant from a superstore as the P medicines ONLY SOLD bechind a pharamacy counter are stronger!
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glucose is fuel for the body.  glycolysis makes ATP which is essential for the body to function
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Eating food raises your blood's sugar level as it gets digested.  The rising sugar level causes your pancreas to increase insulin.  It is the sharp increase of insulin into your blood, which then LOWERS your blood sugar level, which causes the sleepiness.  Higher glycemic index foods (starches, sugars, simple carbohydrates) make this effect more pronounced.
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B.\n\nA peptide hormone that is produced by fat cells. It plays a role in body weight regulation by acting on the hypothalamus to suppress appetite and burn fat stored in adipose tissue.