how long can a person live without a pancreas?

Answer 1

Pancreas releases enzymes in your intestine breaking down nutrients. It also releases insulin, which act as the gate keeper, letting the glucose/sugar into your cells.

Insulin lets glucose/sugar in your cells to be used for body activity and energy. Without it, the amount of sugar in blood goes up above a safety level. With time, high levels of blood sugar can damage blood vessels and nerves. It may cause diseases in eyes, heart, nerves, and kidneys.

But the good news is that you can live without it by taking medications and insulin shots to level it all up to normal... Also you may get pancreas transplant and follow a specific diet and exercise plan from a specialist.... and remember; most people who receive a pancreas transplant enjoy a high quality life

I hope you get a pancreas donner soon :) All the best and best of luck to you :)

Answer 2

The pancreas has two main jobs. It secretes three enzymes that aid digestion of carbohydrates (amylase), proteins (trypsin), and fats (lipase). Scattered throughout the pancreas are tiny clusters of cells, the Islets of Langerhans, which act as an endocrine gland, producing hormones including insulin, glucagon, and somastatin. Essential for metabolizing carbohydrates and regulating blood sugar, or glucose, insulin's main function is to lower blood glucose by stimulating the body's cells to burn glucose for energy. Glucagon has the opposite effect by converting glycogen to glucose in the liver, thus elevating blood sugar. These and other complex metabolic functions are regulated by the pancreatic islets.

So unless you can provide these enzymes and hormones synthetically, you won't live very long without a pancreas. I'd say anywhere from 1-6 months.

Answer 3

I don't think you can live without your pancreas, there are pancreas trantsplants. If you don't have your pancreas you will have diabetes. Your pancreas digests your fats , without your pancreas you can't digests your fats. I have chronic pancreatitis and i have to take enzymes with every meal i eat.

Answer 4

Not Long. They would need insulin, since the Islets of Langerhaans in the pancreas are what produce insulin. Unless they started injecting insulin, they would soon end up in a diabetic coma.

Answer 5

You can only live without your pancreas if you take medication in place of it.

Answer 6

yea you can live without a pancreas.. you just have to take insulin shots the rest of your life or until a transplant.. they do them now.

Answer 7

i think a person can live a full life without a pancreas provided that it's surgically removed. and they may have to make some slight changes to their diet.

Answer 8

Without stress at times forever but with stress not too long so stay stress free.. :-)

Answer 9

You can live forever provided you take insulin to replace the endocrine function and digestive enzymes to replace the endocrine function.

Answer 10

i dont think you can live at all without it