ISLETS OF LANGERHANS

I've been thinking and talking a lot about my pancreas lately. My Doctor has, as well. He's gotten a Dietitian and a Diabetes Specialist involved, too. Apparently, my Islets of Langerhans just aren't doing their job. They aren't producing enough insulin. They've gotten worse than they were a year ago. In fact, I think they're on strike.

Here is an actual photo of my pancreas:




And here's an actual x-ray of my Islets of Langerhans. Did you know that anatomist Paul Langerhans discovered the Islets in 1869? (Not mine. I wasn't even alive then. He just found them on a dead guy.) And, he was only 22 years old when he found them! Since he discovered them, he named them after himself.


Well, anyway, I'm counting carbs, avoiding sugar, checking my blood glucose levels 6 - 8 times a day, taking 2 kinds of insulin, one in the morning and the other kind any time I want to eat and before bed.

The Doctor told me to get serious about Diabetes. I really like my grandkids and would like to stick around just a little bit longer, so I'm going to work on it.

In doing some research, I found this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtsQxUYHXbw

...and this:

http://www.absolutelyrics.com/lyrics/view/weird_al_yankovic/pancreas/

Okay, that's it, Bob. Get serious!!