Back in February, within a 36-hour period, three
patients suffering from
diabetes received
pancreas transplants at
New York Presbyterian Hospital /
Columbia University Medical Center. After the transplants, each patient was cured of diabetes. One of the transplant surgeons described their cure as "immediate."
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| English: Diagram shows insulin release from the Pancreas and how this lowers blood sugar leves. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
Diabetes is a disease in which the human body cannot regulate blood sugar amounts due to the pancreas not producing a sufficient amount of insulin. The three patients who received the transplants no longer have to endure a daily regimen of finger pricks,
blood sugar level checks, and insulin injections. Each of the three patients had suffered from diabetes nearly their whole lives. Now, with their new pancreata, "It's freedom, complete freedom," as one of the recipients, Neal Bertron put it.
Each year, only about 1200 pancreas transplants are done in the U.S., but you can help by registering as an organ and tissue donor. For more information about organ and tissue donation, including how to register as a donor where you live, please visit the
Tennessee Organ Donation Foundation, Inc. website at
www.SaveLivesTN.org by clicking
here.
Read more - ny1.com article titled "Organ Donation Provides Diabetes Patients with Sudden, Life-Changing Cure"
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