What is the pancreas?

Answer 1

It is an organ in your body that makes insulin to control your blood sugar levels and in people with Diabetes their pancreas does not do this or the protein receptors are shaped funny so they do not pick up the insulin and so some diabetics have to inject it I know that is one type of diabetes but I forget the other type.

Answer 2

The pancreas is a spongy tanish-pink gland organ about 6 inches (15 cm) long that stretches across the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. It produces the body's supply of insulin and digestive enzymes. Enzymes secreted include lipases that digest fat, proteases which digest proteins, and amylaseswhich digest starch molecules.The pancreas is a spongy tanish-pink gland organ about 6 inches (15 cm) long that stretches across the back of the abdomen, behind the stomach. It produces the body's supply of insulin and digestive enzymes. Enzymes secreted include lipases that digest fat, proteases which digest proteins, and amylases which digest starch molecules.