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Is it possible to perform a pancreas transplant?
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Is it possible to perform a pancreas transplant?

For a long time I wondered why pancreas transplantation was not more widespread as a therapy for the cure of diabetes, if it is clear that the problem lies in the fact that the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or cannot use it correctly, I always thought that replacing the organ Through a transplant would be one of the most direct ways out, however after speaking with an expert nutritionist (Dr. Jennyfer Jacome) I understood the series of implications that make a pancreas transplant a somewhat complicated way out to cure diabetes.