People who have had a kidney transplant and have low levels of magnesium in their blood are more likely to develop diabetes after the transplant. The lower their magnesium, the higher their risk — especially if it drops below a certain level.

People with low magnesium levels in their blood after a kidney transplant are much less likely to develop diabetes afterward — in fact, their risk drops by 88%.

Older people who've had a kidney transplant and don't have enough magnesium in their blood are more likely to develop diabetes afterward.

People who've had a kidney transplant and have low magnesium in their blood tend to have higher blood sugar levels than those with normal magnesium levels, which might mean magnesium plays a role in how the body manages sugar.

In people who’ve had a kidney transplant, the amount of magnesium in their blood doesn’t seem to affect how well their body uses insulin to manage blood sugar.

People who've had a kidney transplant with lower magnesium in their blood tend to have higher levels of the anti-rejection drug tacrolimus and better kidney function, according to this observation.