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.
1 From the 1920s to the 1980s, insulin from animals is used for treatment. 2  In the 1980s, the first generation of man-made insulin, called human insulin, is created. 3  This man-made insulin was genetically identical to the bodyâs naturally produced insulin. 4  By the late 1990s, man-made insulin analogs were being developed.nsulin helps move sugar from the blood into the bodyâs cells, where it can be used for energy. The pancreas releases insulin all the time. The pancreas is an organ that sits near the stomach. Special cells in the pancreas, called beta cells, make insulin.