What is islet transplantation?
Islet transplantation is a procedure which researchers hope will allow people with type 1 diabetes to manufacture their own insulin and avoid daily injections. Cell clusters called islets, which contain the cells that produce insulin, are transplanted from a donor pancreas into the pancreas of a person with type 1 diabetes. The goal is to transplant enough islets to produce enough insulin so that injections are no longer necessary. The long-term success and effects of this procedure are still being studied. For more information, see Pancreatic Islet Transplantation, a fact sheet from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse.* Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
Islet transplantation is a procedure which researchers hope will allow people with type 1 diabetes to manufacture their own insulin and avoid daily injections. Cell clusters called islets, which contain the cells that produce insulin, are transplanted from a donor pancreas into the pancreas of a person with type 1 diabetes. The goal is to transplant enough islets to produce enough insulin so that injections are no longer necessary. The long-term success and effects of this procedure are still being studied. For more information, see Pancreatic Islet Transplantation, a fact sheet from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse.* Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link.
Islet transplantation is a procedure which researchers hope will allow people with type 1 diabetes to manufacture their own insulin and avoid daily injections. Cell clusters called islets, which contain the cells that produce insulin, are transplanted from a donor pancreas into the pancreas of a person with type 1 diabetes. The goal is to transplant enough islets to produce enough insulin so that injections are no longer necessary. The long-term success and effects of this procedure are still being studied. For more information, see Pancreatic Islet Transplantation, a fact sheet from the National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse.* Links to non-Federal organizations are provided solely as a service to our users. Links do not constitute an endorsement of any organization by CDC or the Federal Government, and none should be inferred. The CDC is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at this link. [Top] These publications were sources for this docu
• Islet transplantation is a procedure which researchers hope will allow people with type 1 diabetes to manufacture their own insulin and avoid daily injections. • Cell clusters called islets, which contain the cells that produce insulin, are transplanted from a donor pancreas into the pancreas of a person with type 1 diabetes. • The goal is to transplant enough islets to produce enough insulin so that injections are no longer necessary. The long-term success and effects of this procedure are still being studied.
