Insulin Producing
Gland 'Pancrease'
Pancreas is an endocrine gland
Which means ductless gland
Pancrease
Pancrease is like a Insulin Factory
The weight of pancrease is only 225grams
In this factory there are 3 types of workers
(cells)
Alpha
Beta
Delta
All these workers work for day and night
24hours. Most important function of
Insulin is carried out by beta workers.
Total beta workers are 80lak to 1core.
These beta workers measure blood
Sugar every 10 to 15 seconds.
The appropriate needed insulin is produced.
By Beta workers.
If too much insulin is produced it could be dangerous as below 40mg% sugar
Brain cannot function .
To control this situation
There are Alpha workers which produce
Hormone called Glucagon.To produce
Glucose from glycogen.
Type I Diabetes is a diabetes seen In children
It is 10% of the total diabetes .
.
Cytomegalovirus destroy beta workers
In this situation insulin production is stopped
Requires insulin injections throughout the
Life.
Type 2 diabetes when around. 50 %beta workers damage
Results in almost 90% total diabetics this type
Found in adults.
These patients can respond to oral diabetic
Medicines and some time may be insulin.
Lastly there are Delta workers in
Pancrease which produce harmone
Called somatostatin the job of these
Workers is to produce this harmone
As an inhibitor for insulin and glucagon.
Supervisory role.