diabetes following transplant

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Alex
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Joined: Tue Jun 08, 2004 8:53 pm
Location: Scotland

diabetes following transplant

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Following a Transplant three and half years ago my wife has been diagnosed with diabetes. Is this likely to cause future complications to the transplant or is this just another unfortunate disadvantage of the medication she has to take?
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andrea
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Joined: Mon Oct 11, 2004 12:17 pm
Location: Essex

Post by andrea »

I have also been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes nearly 4 years after my transplant. The main culprits medication-wise are the steroids. See if your wife's consultant will reduce her steriods to as low as possible if not stop them altogether. That with compliance with any tablets and diet should help minimise any future problems.
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Bruce
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Joined: Thu Jul 29, 2004 1:21 am
Location: Long Island, New York

diabetes

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Hello:

I am not a transplant, but I am a diabetic. One of the many problems that diabetes can cause is kidney disease. Because of diabetes I have low kidney function and I'm on PD. My advice is to be very careful with your diet and keep your blood sugars as low as possible. Diabetes can't be cured but it usually can be controlled. You can learn to live on a diabetic diet and keep your new kidney as long as possible.

Good luck. --Bruce
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