Patients with inflammation more likely to develop diabetes after transplant
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 - 13:31
in Health & Medicine
Up to 30 percent of people who receive organ transplants will develop diabetes, but researchers are unsure why. A new study in kidney transplant recipients suggests that patients with more inflammation prior to surgery are more likely to develop diabetes than those with less overall inflammation, and that a patient's fat stores also play a role.