Here is part 2: For those who do not know what role pancreas plays in our system or who need a simple refresher - here it goes ...
The pancreas is an organ that maintains just the right amount of sugar in the blood stream or what I call the goldilocks zone. Actually 'sugar' is a generic name for molecules called carbohydrates that go by various names such as glucose, fructose, lactose, starch etc. Too high level of sugar causes hyperglycemia; too low level of sugar causes hypoglycemia. The latter situation is deadly. The pancreas regulates sugar levels by releasing one of two hormones. When sugar levels are too high, it releases a hormone called insulin and when the sugar level is too low, it releases a hormone known as glucagon. The two hormones work to produce a counterbalance to each other. If the sugar is not quickly absorbed by the cells for energy, it is converted to triglycerides which are then stored as body fat. The pancreas BTW, also performs other tasks such as releasing digestive enzymes, but that is outside the scope of glucose level management. Based on materials I have read and based on initial research reported on obese patients who undergo bariatric surgeries (gastric bypass / stomach staples), patients tend to not only lose weight but a majority of them also see type-2 diabetes go away as well. What this means is that the less fat you accumulate around the belly, the better it is for the liver and pancreas. If you know of somebody who suffers from the more dangerous type-1 diabetes, here is a complete solution called the 'Bionic Pancreas' for such patients. The video clip is about 6 months old. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZXmfTxd79Q This technology was developed by a US mathematician who was raising a child that was diagnosed with type-1 diabetes. I found it very interesting insulin/glucagon delivery system. Jim Fernandes Colva / New York On Mon, 4 Jan 2016 10:59:48 +1100, "Con Menezes" <[email protected]> wrote: > > http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/secrets-sugar/ > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus
