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Can a Person Live Without a Pancreas?
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A person can live without a pancreas although once the pancreas is removed the individual will automatically become a type 1 diabetic since the pancreas makes insulin.Ask.com Answer for: can a person live without a pancreas
Years ago, a patient without a pancreas could not survive. Today some patients can function without a pancreas, but must take daily injections of insulin and pills that contain digestive enzymes for the rest of their lives.
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Yes, a person can live without their pancreas. Once a person looses their pancreas they automatically become a type 1 diabetic. The pancreas makes insulin.
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The pancreas---sometimes described as "pistol" like in shape---sits behind the stomach in the upper abdomen. It produces enzymes (digestive juices) which are essential for
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Most Doctors say a person can live between four and six weeks without food. Water is a different story though. It's would be a miracle for a person to survive without water for even
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The amount of days that you can go without water can vary between 8 and 14 days. The way that your body is using the water that it does have, for expamle: sweat, urine, tears, will
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Without treatment, maybe a few days. With treatment, there's no reason it would definitely kill them. They would have insulin dependent diabetes, of course, and while that's difficult
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