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Pancreas transplant patient education videos

Pancreas transplantation comes with risks, benefits, and a series of steps to get approved.

You can watch the full pancreas video series on YouTube.

Patient Education
Last reviewed by Alan Reed

The goal of pancreas transplantation is to improve your quality of life, treat the complications of your diabetes, and let you resume your normal diet and activities. If done with a kidney transplant, it will also treat your renal failure from diabetes.

Pancreas transplant risks

  • Complications from the operation 

  • Issues with post-transplant medication 

  • Infection 

  • Organ rejection 

Types of organ donors

A donated pancreas comes from a deceased donor.

If you are having a combined pancreas and kidney transplant, both organs come from the same deceased donor.  

Educational Resources

Transplant caregiver education
Life after a pancreas transplant
Pancreas transplantation
Waiting for your pancreas transplant
Pancreas transplant evaluation