Pancreas and Islet Cell Transplantation

Pancreas transplantation can improve the quality of life for your patient with Type1 diabetes by eliminating the need for insulin therapy, decreasing daily blood glucose measurements, and eliminating many diet restrictions. Transplantation also eliminates hypoglycemia.Pancreas transplantation is usually reserved for patients who will also receive a kidney transplant and immunosuppressive therapy. To be a candidate [...]