http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/ Essential News and Information Site Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/comment-page-1/#comment-666 spikegir Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:48:19 +0000 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/#comment-666 ok when you experience hunger, your brain senses this and expresses things called neuropeptides (proteins within the brain) that "tell" via the parasympathetic nervous system the pancreas to release glucagon, as glucose is about to come from you eating. then when you are eating, your body has to take the glucose that is currently in your bloodstream and store it right? insulin is responsible for getting this to occur. then your brain tells the hormone insulin to be released from the beta cells of the pancreas (these cells have receptors that release the hormone insulin) and then insulin helps to store glucose by sequestering glucose in the blood into the muscle cells or liver and turning it into a molecule that is similar but called glyercol which is what glucose is stored as until you need to use it again as energy. ok when you experience hunger, your brain senses this and expresses things called neuropeptides (proteins within the brain) that “tell” via the parasympathetic nervous system the pancreas to release glucagon, as glucose is about to come from you eating. then when you are eating, your body has to take the glucose that is currently in your bloodstream and store it right? insulin is responsible for getting this to occur. then your brain tells the hormone insulin to be released from the beta cells of the pancreas (these cells have receptors that release the hormone insulin) and then insulin helps to store glucose by sequestering glucose in the blood into the muscle cells or liver and turning it into a molecule that is similar but called glyercol which is what glucose is stored as until you need to use it again as energy.

]]> http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Josh Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:27:35 +0000 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/#comment-665 BluTooth link-up. BluTooth link-up.

]]> http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Barry R Wed, 10 Feb 2010 09:12:45 +0000 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/#comment-664 impluses travel along the nerves starting from the brain and going down the spinal column... small electrical signals they are... its like morse code... if it says dit dit dit the pancreas realeases insulin and if it says dit dit dah it releases glucagon and if it says dah dit dah it releases a little bit of both... and the combination between defines the amount of each..ok? more dahs gets more glucagon and more dits insulin... impluses travel along the nerves starting from the brain and going down the spinal column… small electrical signals they are… its like morse code… if it says dit dit dit the pancreas realeases insulin and if it says dit dit dah it releases glucagon and if it says dah dit dah it releases a little bit of both… and the combination between defines the amount of each..ok? more dahs gets more glucagon and more dits insulin…

]]> http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Kreagon Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:23:28 +0000 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/#comment-663 The two utilize string dynamics. That is two tin cans with a tight string between them. The two utilize string dynamics. That is two tin cans with a tight string between them.

]]> http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Anonymous Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:07:46 +0000 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/#comment-662 AIM AIM

]]> http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Thomas E Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:05:42 +0000 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/#comment-661 Excellent question. The best I can come up with is some sort of 'cell phone'! nyuk. Excellent question. The best I can come up with is some sort of ‘cell phone’! nyuk.

]]> http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Troy Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:11:00 +0000 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/#comment-660 Once again, there isn't. The pancreas is capable of monitoring glucose levels and secreting insulin and glucagon as appropriate. The brain is not involved in normal homeostasis of glucose through the pancreas Once again, there isn’t. The pancreas is capable of monitoring glucose levels and secreting insulin and glucagon as appropriate. The brain is not involved in normal homeostasis of glucose through the pancreas

]]> http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/comment-page-1/#comment-659 ssmindia Tue, 09 Feb 2010 21:33:18 +0000 http://diabetes.lifemegasite.com/diabetes-questions-and-answers/how-does-the-brain-talk-to-the-pancreas/#comment-659 The brain is the operating system / CPU and receives the signals / request from the various organs and analyse them and then later command the corresponding organs to act accordingly. For example when lot of food is available in the stomach then the brain receives the request from the stomach for the requirement of digestive juices and commands the organs like bile duct and acid producing glands to release the same to the stomach. Similarly when the digested food is getting ingested it recevies the signal from the stomach that excess food is available and hence sends command to the pancreas to release insulin for converting the same. These things can only be explained theoritically and scientists are just trying to find out exactly how these signals are sent and there is still a long way to go. The brain is the operating system / CPU and receives the signals / request from the various organs and analyse them and then later command the corresponding organs to act accordingly. For example when lot of food is available in the stomach then the brain receives the request from the stomach for the requirement of digestive juices and commands the organs like bile duct and acid producing glands to release the same to the stomach. Similarly when the digested food is getting ingested it recevies the signal from the stomach that excess food is available and hence sends command to the pancreas to release insulin for converting the same. These things can only be explained theoritically and scientists are just trying to find out exactly how these signals are sent and there is still a long way to go.

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