Brandon Mouw shares his amazing journey to getting a pancreas-only transplant after an unexplained bout of kidney stones turned him into a brittle diabetic. While Brandon is technically no longer a T1D, he has over 30 years' experience with T1D and honestly would rather have well controlled T1D than deal with the anti-rejection treatments. But as he shares in both this episode AND his upcoming book, that was not an option. His brittle diabetes almost killed him.
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