Pancreas gland- what does it do for you?-By Dr Harold Gunatillake Website: www.Doctorharold.com Please view through my website to read over 300 articles on Health issues, Newsletters and you tubes Transcript: The food that you eat as macronutrients, such as dietary carbs, fats, and proteins, all need to be broken down into digestible particles for absorption through the small gut and get converted into fuel for the body’s cell function. The pancreas gland plays an essential role through its secretion of enzymes to help this process. These enzymes breakdown sugars fats and starches. The pancreas also helps our digestive system by making hormones. These are chemical messengers that travel through the blood stream. The gland is situated inside your abdomen, hidden behind the stomach, and it is the size of your hand. It is connected to the duodenum part of the small gut through the pancreatic duct. Both pancreatic duct ...