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    Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis is a condition in which the pancreas becomes suddenly irritated and swollen (inflammation). The pancreas is a gland that is located behind the stomach. It produces enzymes that help digest food. The pancreas also releases the hormones glucagon and insulin that help regulate blood sugar. Damage to the pancreas occurs when the digestive enzymes from the pancreas are activated and begin attacking the pancreas before being released into the intestine. Most acute…

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    it can also disrupt your normal activities and daily tasks. However, if you are experiencing pain in your abdomen as a symptom of pancreatitis, you may need to find treatment for pancreatitis to stop the discomfort. Pancreatitis happens when your pancreas is inflamed and there can be a lot of causes for this. Excessive alcohol intake, gallstones, smoking, injury to your abdomen, infection as well as other underlying health problems may be among the causes of pancreatitis and although some…

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    until Banting came out with a new treatment. One time, surgeon Frederick Banting prepare a lesson of pancreas. He knew the pancreas some functions. First function, pancreas is an internal organ next to stomach and the pancreas digest food molecules like the molecules of carbohydrates, protein and fats. Second function, pancreas is a curial part in diabetes treatment form experiment of remove dog pancreas proven same action of diabetes…

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    above symptoms is Pancreatitis. What Is Pancreatitis? The Pancreas is a large gland located behind the stomach and beside the small intestine. It mainly has two main functions. The first function is the endocrine function which is the production of hormones called insulin and glucagon that is released into the bloodstream. Insulin lowers blood glucose concentrations,…

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    process of the pancreas. The vulnerability and presentation of acute pancreatitis may vary among the different populations. A typical patient experiencing acute pancreatitis will exhibit severe upper abdominal pain that may intensify with breathing, resulting in patients being reluctant to take a deep breath. Most patients will describe this severe pain as a constant, knife-like, poorly localized abdominal pain that radiates to the back in about 50% of patients. Although the pancreas is located…

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    Pancreatic Cancer Pancreatic cancer is an abnormal growth of cells (tumor) in the pancreas that is cancerous (malignant). The pancreas is a gland located in the abdomen, between the stomach and the spine. The pancreas makes hormones that help the body use and store energy that comes from food. The pancreas also makes pancreatic juices that help digest food. Pancreatic cancer can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. The abdominal lymph nodes are the first place that may be affected…

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    Diabetic patients should control their blood glucose and prevent of overweight and obesity. They should inject insulin because their pancreas can’t make pancreas by themselves. The pancreas admits body to use sugar from carbohydrates in the food which you eat for energy or store glucose for using next time. Insulin helps to control your blood glucose level from getting too high hyperglycemia or too low hyperglycemia. If you get more sugar in your body than you need it, insulin helps store that…

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    Pancreatic Cancer is the abnormal growth of cells in the form of a tumor, most commonly found in the exocrine tissues of the pancreas. These tumors which are mostly abnormal may lead to the spread of cancer cell growth in other tissues and organs. The pancreas is an organ of the digestive system located deep in the abdomen behind the stomach. The location is one reason pancreatic diseases are difficult to diagnose. It is a silent disease because signs or symptoms may not occur, and when they…

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    are regulated by negative feedback in order to keep the body in homeostasis. The levels of glucose in the blood are monitored by many tissues, but the cells in the pancreas's Islets of Langerhans are among the best understood and important. The pancreas, in addition to its digestive functions, secretes two important hormones, insulin and glucagon, that are crucial for normal regulation of glucose, lipid, and protein metabolism.…

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    first ones to take out the insulin from the pancreas. What is Insulin? Insulin is a hormone that is located in the B-Cells in the islets of langerhans in the pancreas. Insulin reduces high blood sugar in other word glucose for example when you eat carbohydrates then your…

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