I didn 't even know what a pancreas was .

可那时我连胰腺是什么还不知道呢。

This prompts the pancreas to pump out more and more of it .

这又使得胰脏分泌更多的胰岛素。

That gives the pancreas a rest .

这样可以让胰腺组织得到休息。

During a routine abdominal scan , doctors had discovered a tumor growing in his pancreas .

一次常规的腹部例检中，医生在他的胰腺中发现了一个肿瘤。

Eventually , the insulin-making beta cells in the pancreas may give out .

最终，在胰腺中制造胰岛素的β细胞的功能有可能丧失。