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Results 1 - 10 of 26 for Pancreas
  1. Pancreas Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    The pancreas is a gland behind your stomach and in front of your spine. It produces the juices that ... hormones that help control blood sugar levels. A pancreas transplant is surgery to place a healthy pancreas ...
  2. Pancreatic Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    The pancreas is a gland behind your stomach and in front of your spine. It produces juices that help ... help control blood sugar levels. Problems with the pancreas can lead to many health problems. These include: ...
  3. Pancreatitis (National Library of Medicine)  
    The pancreas is a large gland behind the stomach and close to the first part of the small intestine. ... through a tube called the pancreatic duct. The pancreas also releases the hormones insulin and glucagon into ...
  4. Pancreatic Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    The pancreas is a gland behind your stomach and in front of your spine. It produces the juices that ... back, weight loss and fatigue. Also, because the pancreas is hidden behind other organs, health care providers ...
  5. Diabetes Type 1 (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... are too high. With type 1 diabetes, your pancreas does not make insulin. Insulin is a hormone ...
  6. Islet Cell Transplantation (National Library of Medicine)  
    Islets are cells found in clusters throughout the pancreas. They are made up of several types of ... type 1 diabetes, the beta cells of the pancreas no longer make insulin. A person who has ...
  7. Blood Glucose (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your blood glucose goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin is a hormone that ... your blood. These conditions include problems with your pancreas or adrenal glands. What happens if my blood ...
  8. Hyperglycemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your blood glucose goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin is a hormone that ... in your blood. They include problems with your pancreas or adrenal glands, certain medicines, and severe illnesses. ...
  9. Hypoglycemia (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... your blood glucose goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin. Insulin is a hormone that ... insulin or some other medicines that help your pancreas release insulin into your blood. These medicines can ...
  10. Von Hippel-Lindau Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... grow in your brain and spinal cord, kidneys, pancreas, adrenal glands, and reproductive tract. The tumors are ... tumors, such as those in the kidney and pancreas, can become cancerous. What causes Von Hippel-Lindau ...
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