When the pancreas gets fatty, especially in people whose blood sugar is already high, it doesn’t make enough insulin — like a factory that’s clogged with grease and can’t produce its product properly.

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Metabolic crosstalk between fatty pancreas and fatty liver: effects on local inflammation and insulin secretion

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2017 Nov

This study found that fat buildup in the pancreas messes up the cells that make insulin, especially when there’s also fat in the liver, which makes the problem worse—exactly what the claim says.

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Metabolic crosstalk between fatty pancreas and fatty liver: effects on local inflammation and insulin secretion

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DOI: 10.1007/s00125-017-4385-1

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