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What are the major hormones of the pancreas help to regulate blood glucose levels?

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Pancreas: Glucagon and insulin.

Answered 4/20/2013

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I fasted for 13 hours and my blood glucose came back at 105 mg/dL. Could this be a pancreas issue?

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Why would my blood glucose be high (99mg/dl) and my Ha1c be normal 5.1? Could I possibly have a hemoglobin variant that alters the Ha1c for a false negative? I am Italian, my mother has thalassemia but I dont. Is something wrong with my pancreas ?

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