Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Chandigarh Teacher's Double Transplant Restores Health, Ends Insulin Need
Isha, a teacher, had Type 1 diabetes since childhood, needing insulin shots.
Her diabetes damaged her kidneys.
She received a kidney and pancreas transplant, a double transplant, in 2020.
The new pancreas makes insulin, curing her diabetes, and the new kidney is healthy.
Before the surgery, she had to undergo dialysis.
After the transplant, she no longer needs insulin or medication for diabetes.
This surgery improved her health significantly.
Isha Kashyap, a teacher, received a double kidney-pancreas transplant at PGIMER-Chandigarh.
She was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes at age 5, requiring insulin injections.
Her diabetes led to kidney failure, necessitating dialysis before the transplant.
The transplant eliminated her need for insulin and diabetes medication.
The pancreas transplant effectively cured her diabetes and saved her kidney.
- Who
- Isha Kashyap, a 35-year-old school teacher.
- What
- Underwent a successful double kidney-pancreas transplant.
- When
- Transplant occurred in January 2020; diagnosed with diabetes at age 5.
- Where
- PGIMER-Chandigarh in India.
- Why
- To treat her Type 1 diabetes and failing kidneys.
- Patient's Name
- Isha Kashyap
- Age
- 35
- Medical Condition
- Type 1 diabetes, end-stage kidney disease
- Procedure
- Double kidney-pancreas transplant
- Hospital
- PGIMER-Chandigarh
- Transplant Year
- 2020
- Current Status
- No insulin or diabetes medication needed