The biggest change following the pancreas transplant is stability of blood sugar levels. It becomes no longer necessary to regularly measure blood sugar or to plan meals and activities. The constant fear of unpredictable blood sugar levels, the risk of hypoglycaemia and loss of consciousness too are overcome. Patients are able to choose food and activities according to their own wishes and can participate in all physical activities as well giving greater autonomy and more stability in their daily lives.

However as with all transplants, patients need to take immunosuppression medications for the rest of their life to help prevent transplant rejection and get lab testing done on regular basis. They also have to be careful to avoid infections