Who should get an islet transplant?

Type 1 diabetics: Islets, the Insulin producin areas of the pancreas, can be transplanted for advanced type 1 diabetes, either in the form of a whole organ, or as islet cell transplants. Most islet cell transplant eventually fail, and, more worrisome, cause antibodies that make subsequent whole organ transplant difficult. The whole organ pancreas transplant is therefore currently the best option.