The Pancreas:
The pancreas is an organ
(gland) that is situated near (behind) the stomach and produces some substances
called enzymes and hormones. The pancreas sends these digestive hormones
through its pancreatic duct into the beginning of the small intestine (the
duodenum), and these digestive enzymes too help us to digest food in the
intestines.
Of the four hormones it
produces, the hormone known as “glucagon” increases the amount of the sugar
glucose in the blood, and hormone known as “insulin” decreases the amount of
sugar glucose in the blood. Insulin also helps the body to absorb amino acids
and create proteins with them.
So, if our pancreas
becomes weak, it may not produce these enzymes and hormones in correct
proportion. We may have poor digestion, high blood sugar (diabetes), low blood
sugar, poor ability to create proteins from amino acids, overweight from
storing too much fat and so on. 
