Islet Cell Transplantation for the Treatment of Non-uremic Type 1 Diabetic Patients with Severe Hypoglycemia

Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research (AHFMR) HTA Report #31.

This report was prepared in response to a request from Alberta Health and Wellness (AHW) for information about the use of islet cell transplantation for patients with type 1 diabetes. AHW was specifically interested in the current status of islet cell transplantation using the Edmonton protocol for a sub-population of non-uremic patients with type 1 diabetes who have sever hypoglycemia or uncontrolled diabetes despite compliance with an insulin regimen. The question of interest was whether this procedure could be deemed to be a standard of medical care for this group of patients.

Related Reports:

• Islet transplantation for the treatment of type 1 diabetes (2013)
• Islet Transplantation for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes - An update (2008)

NOTE: In 2006 the Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research HTA unit moved to IHE. Documents produced in and prior to 2006 have different formats; the format was determined by the agency for which the document was produced.