Currently islet implantation is a process through which Islets from another donor pancreas are taken, purified and then implanted into a patient. There are two types of transplantation: allo-transplantation and auto-implantation. Allo-transplantation is the type of transplantation procedure that is taken for patients with type 1 diabetes whereas the auto-implantation is for patients who typically have a functional pancreas but for other reasons needed it to be removed [3]. Allo-transplantation is mainly used for patients with type 1 diabetes whose blood glucose levels are difficult to control and for those who have conditions such as hypoglycemia unawareness, “a dangerous condition in which a person with diabetes cannot feel the symptoms of hypoglycemia, or low blood glucose” [3]. The islets are obtained, purified and …show more content…
After enough time has been allotted for full functionality of islets, they begin to release insulin as the original beta cells of the body did previously