The Long-term Islet Function and Impact after Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplant (LIFT) study enrolls participants who underwent islet autotransplant 5-20 years ago, as well as participants who underwent total pancreatectomy without islet autotransplant and healthy controls for comparison. The study seeks to evaluate how well islets function 5- 20 years after an islet autotransplant, what factors and hormones are important in regulating blood glucose (preventing high and low blood glucose), and whether diabetes complications are reduced by having functioning islets.
Funder: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.