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This is where the entire pancreas with its attached duodenum (the first 4 inches of the bowel), is transplanted from the person giving the organ – the donor, to the person receiving the organ – the recipient. The transplanted pancreas then produces the insulin that the recipient’s body needs, so he/she does not need to inject insulin any longer.
