Why do some kidney transplant patients get diabetes?
Risk Factors for Development of Post-Transplant Diabetes Mellitus After Kidney Transplantation and Comparison Between Older and Younger Recipients in the Early Post-Transplantation Period: A Single-Center Study
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Publication
Journal
Annals of Transplantation
Year
2025
Authors
A. Barbachowska-Kubik, J. Gozdowska, Maciej Kosieradzki, Magdalena Durlik
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Older people who've had a kidney transplant and don't have enough magnesium in their blood are more likely to develop diabetes afterward.
The older you are when you get a kidney transplant, the more likely you are to develop diabetes afterward — especially if you're 60 or older, your risk is 12 times higher than someone younger.
People who have a higher body weight before or right after a kidney transplant are more likely to develop diabetes afterward — for every little increase in their weight score (BMI), their chance of getting this type of diabetes goes up by 12%.
People who have high levels of triglycerides after a kidney transplant are about 3.5 times more likely to develop diabetes afterward, compared to those with normal levels.
People who have had a kidney transplant and have high cholesterol are slightly more likely to develop diabetes after the transplant — for every little rise in their cholesterol, their chance of getting diabetes goes up a tiny bit.