PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mayes, James T.
AU  - Dennis, Vincent W.
AU  - Hoogwerf, Byron J.
TI  - Pancreas transplantation in type 1 diabetes: Hope vs reality
DP  - 2000 Apr 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 281--286
VI  - 67
IP  - 4
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/4/281.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/67/4/281.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2000 Apr 01; 67
AB  - Pancreas transplantation can improve quality of life for patients with type 1 diabetes by eliminating hypoglycemic and hyperglycemic episodes, the need for insulin injections, frequent self-monitoring of blood glucose levels, and dietary restrictions. Increasing evidence suggests that it may slow the progression of long-term diabetic complications. On the other hand, patients risk the adverse effects of lifelong immunosuppression.