哪些糖尿病患者适合做胰肾移植? (Which diabetic patients are suitable for pancreas-kidney transplants?)

​Dr Hersharan Kaur Sran, Medical Director and Senior Consultant of the Adult Kidney Transplantation Programme, and Senior Consultant of the Adult Pancreas Transplantation Programme at NUCOT, answered some questions on simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation. She shared more about the specific criteria to be eligible for the surgery, preparations required and post-operative care for patients.

同时移植胰脏肾脏 能治愈糖尿病？(Can transplanting pancreas and kidney simultaneously cure diabetes?)

​A/Prof Tiong Ho Yee, Senior Consultant, Adult Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation Programme, NUCOT and Director of the National Pancreas Transplant Programme, said that simultaneous kidney and pancreas transplant may increase the quality of life and survival rate of patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes compared to other available treatment.

Social media appeals lead to more liver transplants from strangers

​A study conducted by a team of clinicians from NUCOT found that there were no cases of liver donor deaths among 204 procedures performed by NUCOT and there were less than 10 per cent of donors experiencing complications which were largely minor. A/Prof Shridhar Iyer, Surgical Director & Senior Consultant, Adult Liver Transplantation Programme, NUCOT also noted that online appeals have resulted in more people coming forward to donate their livers to strangers in recent years. A/Prof Shridhar hopes that the study will assure the public it is safe to be a living liver donor in Singapore. 

Kidney transplants in S’pore fall over past 2 years amid pandemic

​The Sunday Times interviewed Dr Hersharan Kaur Sran, Senior Consultant, Adult Kidney & Pancreas Transplantation Programme, NUCOT, who commented that NUH’s transplant team received fewer referrals from kidney doctors, who were swamped during COVID-19, and transplants involving deceased donors dropped significantly due to concerns about infection transmission, among other things. Dr Sran who is also the Medical Director for NUCOT’s Adult Kidney Transplantation Programme explained that organs from higher-risk donors – such as people who were older or less healthy – were turned down. This was because such transplants require more medical resources and increase the risk of recipients having to stay longer in hospitals or needing intensive care. 

National wait list set up for pancreas transplants

​Patients who need a pancreas transplant will now be placed on a national wait list to get the operation, with Singaporeans and permanent residents eligible for subsidies under a new national programme. This will ensure that potential paients at all hospitals are identified and screened for pancreas transplant suitability. Those on the wait list can expect to wait around two years to receive a new pancreas.

• The Sunday Times, Page A18, I was given a new life, says diabetic
• CNA Online, New lease of life for patients battling diabetes, kidney failure
• CNA TV, Singapore Tonight, Battling diabetes & kidney failure
• Mediacorp Channel 5, News Tonight, More hope for patients battling diabetes and kidney failure
• Mediacorp Channel 8, Singapore Today, 全国胰腺移植计划正式推行 (National pancreas transplant programme officially launched)and kidney failure
• Mediacorp 8world, 全国胰腺移植计划正式推行 (National pancreas transplant programme officially launched)
• Lianhe Zaobao, Page 8, 新加坡批准胰腺移植列入全国计划 (Singapore approves pancreas transplantation in national programme)
• Mediacorp Suria, Permindahan pancreas & ginjal serentak (Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplantation)
• Mediacorp Vasantham, Singapore rolls out first national pancreas transplant service in Southeast Asia
• Tamil Murasu, Page 2, Singapore rolls out first national pancreas transplant service in Southeast Asia
• Shin Min Daily News, Page 8, ‘新旧内脏’共存 他拥2胰脏3肾脏 (Old and new organs coexist – he has 2 pancreas and 3 kidneys)
• Lianhe Wanbao, Page 7, 新加坡成唯一提供胰腺移植东南亚国 (Singapore becomes the only Southeast Asian country to offer pancreas transplant service)
• Sin Chew Daily, 同时移植胰肾“新旧内脏”共存 二型糖尿病患拥2胰脏3肾脏 (Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant; old and new organs coexist – type 2 diabetic patient has 2 pancreas and 3 kidneys)
• Nanyang Siang Pau, 新旧内脏共存 技工拥2胰脏3肾脏 (Old and new organs coexist – technician has 2 pancreas and 3 kidneys)

新加坡批准胰腺移植列入全国计划 (Singapore approves pancreas transplantation in national programme)

​要符合移植条件，病患年龄不能超过 55 岁，身体质量指数不超过 28，得靠注射胰岛素控制糖尿病，而且不能有其他严重疾病如缺血性心脏病或癌症等。

Singapore rolls out first national pancreas transplant service in Southeast Asia

​சிங்–கப்–பூ–ரில் கைணய மாற்று அறுைவ சிகிச்–ைச–ையச் சுகா–தார அைமச்சு அங்–கீ–க–ரித்து உள்–ளது. அைத–ய–டுத்து அது ேதசிய ெசயல்–திட்–ட–மாக ஆகி இருக்–கிறது. இந்த அங்–கீ–கா–ரத்–தின் விைள வாக ெதன்–கி–ழக்கு ஆசி–யா–வில் கைணய மாற்று அறு–ைவ– சி–கிச்ைச ேசைவ கிைடக்–கும் ஒேர நாடு இப்– ேபாது சிங்–கப்–பூர்–தான்.

新旧内脏’共存 他拥2胰脏3肾脏 (Old and new organs coexist – he has 2 pancreas and 3 kidneys)

​本地一名技工“拥”成本地首名成功进行胰肾两内脏同时移植的二型糖尿病患，如今体内“新旧内脏”共存，拥有2胰脏和3肾脏。50岁的技工刘礼平在27岁时就患有糖尿病，由于工作繁重、吃不定时又饮食习惯差，以致血糖指数超标，到药物也无法控制病情的程度。

新加坡成唯一提供胰腺移植东南亚国 (Singapore becomes the only Southeast Asian country to offer pancreas transplant service)

​经过九年的试点计划后，胰腺移植正式被列入全国计划，让新加坡成为东南亚唯一提供胰腺移植手术的国家。卫生部今年4月批准成立全国胰腺移植计划（National Pancreas Transplant Programme），医疗团队由来自国立大学医院和新加坡中央医院的医疗人员组成，包括医生和器官移植协调员等

Pancreas transplant service - now a national programme

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Diabetes doesn't stop cyclist from having her cake and eating it

​When Ms Chiara Ricciardi, 27, developed Type 1 diabetes in 2001, she was put on daily insulin injections to make up for what her malfunctioning pancreas could not do. Then 11, she was also told to give up her favourite foods — cakes, biscuits and ice cream — for life, an idea she found "torturous".

First Simultaneous Pancreas and Kidney Transplant in Singapore