Pancreas transplant
Alternate Names : Transplant - pancreas, Transplantation - pancreas
After the Procedure
See Kidney transplant.
Prognosis
If the transplant is successful, you will no longer need to take insulin shots, test your blood-sugar daily, or follow a diabetic diet. There is evidence to suggest that the complications of diabetes, such as diabetic retinopathy, may not worsen -- and may even improve -- after a pancreas-kidney transplant.
Drugs that prevent rejection of the donated pancreas and kidney must be taken for the rest of the patient's life. See Kidney transplant.
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