Sentences with phrase «controlled by the pancreas»

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But matching the precise insulin control achieved by the healthy pancreas is almost impossible, so researchers have hoped for decades to find a way to replace the missing cells.

Our findings are in agreement with a recently published study by Oskarsson et al. (2015) in which Tg mice injected through the tail vein with in vitro — generated aggregates from synthetic peptides containing the sequence of IAPP developed a higher percentage of IAPP aggregates in the pancreas than did untreated controls when subjected to a high - fat diet.

«The second aim of the study was to see whether pancreatic insulin and enzyme secretions are controlled by different types of vagal motoneurons — the cells of the nervous system that control motor functions of the pancreas through the vagus nerve.»

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«It was surprising to discover that these neurons are involved not only in the control of the intake, which was already known, but also involved in the control of the amount of insulin secreted by the beta cells of the pancreas,» explains Zorzano, Head of the Laboratory of Complex Metabolic Diseases and Mitochondria at IRB Barcelona.

The role of cholecystokinin is to control appetite and improve digestion by reducing the rate at which food empties from the stomach and increasing the amount of fluid and enzymes released by the pancreas, so the body can digest food more efficiently.

Although secreted by the pancreas, glucagon directly impacts the liver as it works to control blood sugar levels.

Blood sugar levels are normally controlled by insulin, a hormone released by the pancreas.

But it is also possible that the years of stress on her pancreas not to mention the drug you said caused some damage might have done sufficient damage that it can't produce enough insulin on its own to overcome even small amounts of insulin resistance caused by small amounts of meat, eggs or dairy and that for her only a 100 % WFPB diet will allow her to control her blood sugar without medication.

Treatment for pancreatitis includes fluid therapy, pain control, and no food by mouth until the pancreas becomes less inflamed.

When the level of blood sugar in the body or the animal is kept under control by hormone insulin, which the pancreas produces, then you don't have diabetes.

The pancreas not only produces pancreatic juice which contains digestive enzymes that help in the breaking down of food, it also plays a vital role in controlling the level of sugar in the bloodstream by secreting two important hormones, insulin and glucagon.

Glipizide is an antidiabetic agent; an oral hypoglycemic agent; a sulfonylurea Glipizide is not a cure for diabetes, but a tool to control blood sugars and alleviate clinical signs Works by causing the pancreas to release more insulin Given orally to cats Reasons for prescribing:

It regulates blood glucose levels by controlling the amount of insulin and glucose produced in the pancreas and liver, and it slows down the emptying of food and glucose from the stomach.