It's national donate life month. Transplants are needed now more than ever, and patients with diabetes can benefit from not one but two organ transplants. Patients with diabetes and kidney failure ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - A pancreas transplant is most often considered for patients who have type one diabetes. However, in recent years, transplant has been expanded to patients with type two diabetes on ...

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Living with Type 1 diabetes isn’t just about checking blood sugar and taking insulin. Diabetes can lead to serious complications: kidney failure, heart disease, even amputations.

May 11—Type 1 diabetes kept Matthew Martinez tethered to a kidney dialysis machine for 11 hours a day and dependent on daily insulin injections to keep him alive. All that ended April 29 when Martinez ...

The 'Design Star' alum, who was diagnosed with diabetes as a child, received a new kidney and pancreas 20 years ago — and recently had surgery to replace both organs Tiffany Brooks/Instagram HGTV star ...

Dr. Mark Pescovitz answers the question: 'Role Of Islet Cell Transplantation?' — -- Question: What is the role of islet cell transplantation in the treatment of diabetes? Answer: Islet cells are ...

An innovation in organ preservation is offering hope to patients with diabetes in need of pancreas transplants, a procedure that remains rare despite growing demand. More than 38 million Americans ...