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//**Key Points from "In Diabetes a Complex of Causes" By Amanda Schaffer:**// The key players in Diabetes are the pancreas, the liver, muscle, fat, the immune system, the brain, and the gut. The pancreas, live, muscles, and fat play big roles because the pancreas gives off insulin which breaks down glucose into fat which the body stores for energy although when too much is in the body (glucose) it causes Diabetes. It also moves glucose from the bloodstream into cells of the muscle and liver to be stored or used later. But the body stores that energy so that it can be turned into muscles, which internally react to signals. Fat, which is produced from too much glucose can be transformed into marrow for the bones because of a drug called osteocalcin. Fat cells are signaled by it as much as the pancreas is. It improves the secretion and handle of insulin. The immune system, brain, and gut play unexpected roles though because they control glucose and lipid metabolism. The immune system has to deal with macrophages which cause inflammation in fat tissue cells and it is related to insulin resistance which is directly related to Diabetes.