The Mayo Clinic experience and patient stories Our patients tell us that the quality of their interactions, our attention to detail and the efficiency of their visits mean health care like they've never experienced. See the stories of Mayo Clinic transplant patients. Pancreas transplant to cure diabetesIt was in 2017 when 48-year-old Lynn Guzik suffered a massive heart attack out of the blue. An insulin-dependent diabetic for more than 20 years, Lynn struggled to control her diabetes, but she hadn’t had any heart issues before. The damage to her heart was significant, however, and in 2017, Lynn underwent a heart transplant in her then-hometown of Houston, Texas. Despite her new heart, Lynn, a mother of two, says she could barely function… Share your experience Share your Mayo Clinic transplant experience with others using social media. Facebook YouTube Twitter Mayo Clinic Health Community Sharing Mayo Clinic Request an appointment ResearchCosts & insurance May 09, 2023 Share on: FacebookTwitter Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, has been recognized as the best Diabetes & Endocrinology hospital in the nation for 2023-2024 by U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about this top honor Pancreas Transplant ProgramSectionsOverviewRequest an appointmentTests & proceduresDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtyExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchPatient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicEligibilityOutcomesReferralsContactus SectionsRequest an appointmentOverviewTests & proceduresDoctorsDoctors by location and specialtyExpertise & rankingsLocations, travel & lodgingClinical trialsResearchPatient storiesCosts & insuranceNews from Mayo ClinicEligibilityOutcomesReferrals ORG-20198334 Medical Departments & Centers Pancreas Transplant Program