So maybe - and here thinking about the pancreas has many functions but one of its important functions is to secrete insulin.

胰腺有很多的功能,其中最重要的功能之一,就是分泌胰岛素

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Diabetics whose pancreas does not function properly, so don't make enough insulin, don't have enough insulin present for normal glucose metabolism so they can't handle sugars properly.

糖尿病人的胰脏功能失调,因此胰岛素分泌不足,影响了正常的血糖代谢,所以他们不能正常地调节血糖

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