File photo shows California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson speaking to the State Board of Education in July. Torlakson recently has lauded schools for progress and achievement, although on national and international assessments California compares poorly. .
Insulin is a hormone made by an organ located behind the stomach called the pancreas. Here, insulin is released into the bloodstream by specialised cells called beta-cells found in areas of the pancreas called islets of Langerhans (the term insulin comes from the Latin insula meaning island).Insulin can also be given as a medicine for patients with diabetes because they do not make enough of their own.ere, insulin is released into the bloodstream by specialised cells called beta-cells found in areas of the pancreas called islets of Langerhans (the term insulin comes from the Latin insula meaning island). Insulin can also be given as a medicine for patients with diabetes because they do not make enough of their own.
Insulin is a hormone made in the pancreas, an organ inside. the abdomen (see picture in Chapter 2). Special cells called. âbeta cellsâ make the insulin. These cells are located in a part. of the pancreas called the âisletsâ (pronounced eye-lets). When. a person has type 1 diabetes, there is a loss of the cells which. make insulin. Most people with diabetes now use human. insulin or insulin analogs.