Why low magnesium might make transplants more likely to cause diabetes
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Hypomagnesemia and the Risk of New-Onset Diabetes Mellitus after Kidney Transplantation.
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Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN
Year
2016
Authors
Johnny W. Huang, O. Famure, Yanhong Li, S. J. Kim
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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.
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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.
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