Pancreas transplant with diabetic nephropathy?

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Can someone explain the patho to this to me please?

I understand that the vasculature is negatively effected in diabetes which warrants for kidney disturbance.

So kidney transplant makes sense, but I'm having a learning gap with why the pancreas would need to be replaced also.

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Specializes in OR, Nursing Professional Development.

What is the function of the pancreas and how does it relate to diabetes?

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Specializes in critical care, ER,ICU, CVSURG, CCU.

Yes what are your thogts

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Specializes in Geriatrics, Home Health.

What kind of diabetes?

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