Diabetes Risk Factors

Steatotic grafts raise the risk for new-onset diabetes in liver transplant patients

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 31st, 2005

Steatotic grafts raise the risk for new-onset diabetes (NOD) in liver transplant patients.

"The impact of NOD post-transplantation has been underestimated in the past. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of diabetes after liver transplantation," researchers in Italy report.

"We retrospectively analyzed the incidence of NOD in 899 patients transplanted in our center. According to International Consensus 2003 Guidelines, criteria for diagnosis of diabetes were: fasting plasma glucose {{>=}}126 mg/dL, symptoms of diabetes plus casual plasma glucose concentrations:200 mg/dL, and 2-hour plasma glucose levels {{>=}}200 mg/dL during an...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2005-10-31)

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