The pancreas produces (in addition to others) two important hormones, insulin (pronounced: IN-suh-lin) and glucagon (pronounced: GLOO-kuh-gawn). They work together to maintain a steady level of glucose, or sugar, in the blood and to keep the body supplied with fuel to produce and maintain stores of energy.
Ambas colaboran para mantener una concentración estable de glucosa, o azúcar, en sangre y para abastecer al cuerpo de suficiente combustible para que produzca la energía que necesita y mantenga sus reservas de energía.