10% to 20% of kidney transplant recipients develop PTDM. A study of kidney transplant recipients in China identified that a combination of certain parameters, which includes family history, can predict PTDM. EndoTwitter
Patients may benefit from early prediction of PTDM because interventions and/or treatments could be implemented to reduce the risk of long-term consequences of poorly managed diabetes.
The study aimed to explore whether glycated albumin or fasting plasma glucose, both routinely monitored during a patient's hospital stay, could be used to predict PTDM diagnosed from day 45 post-operation to 1 year. Compared to patients who did not develop PTDM, those who did were older and had a higher rate of smoking, higher preoperativeMaximum fasting plasma glucose > 5.08 mmol/L in the stable period after kidney transplant .