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Pancreas Feasibility Study

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CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
The pancreas is a glandular organ in the upper abdomen, it is considered into two glands and have different of action, these are the endocrine and exocrine gland. In the endocrine part it is responsible for the production of hormones in the so-called islets of Langerhans. In the islets it contains endocrine cells which produce specific cells called an Alpha cell which is responsible for the release of the hormone glucagon, the Beta cells which releases insulin in response to high glucose levels and the Delta cells which produces somatostatin which blocks the secretion of insulin and glucagon. These hormones work together to maintain the serum glucose level within normal limits. The energy source …show more content…

This is normally experienced with patients with Type 2 diabetes and is usually associated with obesity and older age. On the other hand, Type 1 diabetes, otherwise known as Juvenile-onset diabetes, which usually starts in people younger than thirty (30) is a chronic autoimmune disorder which results in the inadequate production of insulin as the consequence of the destruction or damage of the beta-cells in the islets of Langerhans of the pancreas. The International Diabetes Federation (Diabetes Atlas, 2003) specified that people with type 2 diabetes does not depend on exogenous insulin and are not ketosis-prone. They, however, may require insulin but only for the control of hyperglycemia when diet and medications becomes insufficient. …show more content…

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