It seems just about every person with Type 1 has composed a letter to his/her pancreas. I did that previously, but I ended up deleting it. (See previous blog entry.) Of course we all have something to say to this organ which is a part of us and at one point in our lives, made everything SO much easier. For some reason that we don't know, our immune system decided to make the pancreas history.
So here goes.
Dear Pancreas:
So its been 8 years since you went belly up on me. Did I make you work too hard? Honestly!! I think you and my gallbladder were in cahoots with each other! (I had my gallbladder removed in May of 2003.) Seriously, did you two discuss retirement while allll the other organs were hard at work? That's not cool.
You know what else is not cool? Attacking the insulin producing beta cells. These ARE the most important cells in the Islets of Langerhans. Beta cells produce the insulin, you know. Now the poor alpha, delta and C cells (which apparently have no function) are left by themselves.
That's all for now, but you will be hearing from me again!
P.S. I'm curious, do the C cells just hang out in the Islets all day? Lazy bums, if you ask me.
So here goes.
Dear Pancreas:
So its been 8 years since you went belly up on me. Did I make you work too hard? Honestly!! I think you and my gallbladder were in cahoots with each other! (I had my gallbladder removed in May of 2003.) Seriously, did you two discuss retirement while allll the other organs were hard at work? That's not cool.
You know what else is not cool? Attacking the insulin producing beta cells. These ARE the most important cells in the Islets of Langerhans. Beta cells produce the insulin, you know. Now the poor alpha, delta and C cells (which apparently have no function) are left by themselves.
That's all for now, but you will be hearing from me again!
P.S. I'm curious, do the C cells just hang out in the Islets all day? Lazy bums, if you ask me.
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