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I wonder what the prognosis was right after the operation. The article makes it sound a bit like this outcome was totally unexpected.

Insulin from pigs can be used by humans, right? But maybe there's more to diabetes than just a new pancreas. Interesting development, in any case. Thanks for sharing.

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I think the major worry is that the body rejects the transplant. If that happens, things can turn really bad really fast. The body will attack the kidney and completely wreck it. They'd probably need surgery to remove it.

He'd probably need to go on dialysis if that were to happen. How long he'd survive IDK. I think I've read that people survive around 2 years on dialysis.

> Insulin from pigs can be used by humans, right? But maybe there's more to diabetes than just a new pancreas.

It can be. That was the first developed insulin. I believe it's completely synthetic at this point.

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