Most people don’t give much thought to their pancreas until it stops doing its job. But, this tiny organ has a big job. It is responsible for making the hormone insulin, which helps your body turn carbohydrates from foods to energy for the body. When the pancreas stops making insulin or doesn’t make enough, or the cells do not respond to the bodies insulin, the result is a blood glucose level that is too high.
Some people are born with a genetic susceptibility, are exposed to environmental factors or viruses, or they have a pancreas that falls under attack – that’s when Type 1 diabetes may develop. We still do not know for sure what causes it but it’s usually attributed to an autoimmune process and many individuals with this type of diabetes
Some people are born with a genetic susceptibility, are exposed to environmental factors or viruses, or they have a pancreas that falls under attack – that’s when Type 1 diabetes may develop. We still do not know for sure what causes it but it’s usually attributed to an autoimmune process and many individuals with this type of diabetes