7/13/2011 - Islet Cell after Kidney Transplant

Renae Jacob was diagnosed with type-one diabetes and was told that her kidneys would fail someday and she would need a kidney transplant. Luckily, she was able to receive a kidney from her girlfriend. Diabetes impacts the pancreas and Ranae learned she was a candidate for a clinical trial of islet cell transplant which, if proved successful, would end the need to take insulin and would help her pancreas to start working again. Hear her remarkable story of courage and hope.