First islet transplant conducted in Adelaide
Posted on Mar 11, 2010
A South Australian woman has become the first person to receive an islet transplant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Adelaide.
Margaret Harrigan, a teacher from Adelaide, is producing her own insulin for the first time since being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 36 years ago after receiving an islet transplant in January.
Margaret had spent years living with hypoglycemia unawareness – severe and uncontrollable blood glucose fluctuations that made day-to-day living almost impossible. Four weeks after the transplant, Margaret has almost halved her insulin requirement and is free of dangerous low blood sugar attacks.
Tags : Australian Islet Transplantation Program, hypoglycemia
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