Pancreas transplantation: detecting rejection and patient care

Pancreas transplantation in the type I diabetic patient offers hope for a normoglycemic state and arrest, or in some cases, reversal, of secondary complications of diabetes. Rejection in the pancreas graft can be difficult to detect, but much work is being done on different methods to recognize rejection. Patients report increase in psychological well-being after pancreas transplantation. Because of the benefits, it is a viable option for treatment of the patient with type I diabetes.