New-onset diabetes mellitus after solid organ transplantation - Kenneth A. Bodziak, Donald E. Hricik
Link to abstract. Transplant International - 22:5:519-530 - May 2009
Management of new-onset diabetes after transplantation generally conforms to the guidelines for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the general population. However, further studies are needed to determine the optimal immunosuppressive regimens for patients with this disorder.
Hypoglycemia in Diabetic Patients Undergoing Chronic Hemodialysis - Chiao-Yin Sun, Chin-Chan Lee, Mai-Szu Wu
Link to abstract. Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - 13:2:95-102 - April 2009
Frequent episodes of intradialytic hypotension and hypoalbuminemia are powerful clinical predictors of hypoglycemia in diabetes patients undergoing hemodialysis. It was also found that OHAs do not pose a higher risk of hypoglycemia than insulin in diabetic patients undergoing hemodialysis.
Target for Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetic Patients on Hemodialysis: Effects of Anemia and Erythropoietin Injection on Hemoglobin A1c - Takashi Uzu, Tsuguru Hatta, Naoko Deji, Tamani Izumiya, Hisami Ueda, Itsuko Miyazawa, Masami Kanasaki, Keiji Isshiki, Toshiji Nishio, Tetsuro Arimura
Link to abstract. Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis - 13:2:89-94 - February 2009
In HD patients, accurate glycemic control may be estimated as: HbA1c × 1.14 if Ht ≥ 30%; HbA1c × 1.19 if Ht < 30% and treated with low dosages of EPO; and HbA1c × 1.38 if Ht < 30% and treated with high dosages of EPO.
Could vitamin 'B' the answer? - Chloë Harman
Link to full text article. Nature Clinical Practice Nephrology - 5:4:182 - April 2009
Thiamine supplements are inexpensive, well tolerated and readily available, and no other currently available treatment corrects thiamine deficiency in diabetes. Thornalley's team plans to conduct a follow-up study in a larger group of patients to examine the effect of thiamine on the 'harder' end point of glomerular filtration rate.
Does bacteriuria interfere with albuminuria measurements of patients with diabetes? - Caroline K. Kramer, Joíza Camargo, Eliza D. Ricardo, Fernando K. Almeida, Luís H. Canani, Jorge L. Gross, and Mirela J. Azevedo
Link to abstract. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation - 24:4:1193-1196 - April 2009
The presence of bacteriuria does not interfere significantly with urinary albumin measurements and its exclusion is not necessary to diagnose DN.
Diabetes Mellitus and CKD Awareness: The Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP) and National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) - Adam Whaley-Connell, James R. Sowers, Peter A. McCullough, Tricia Roberts, Samy I. McFarlane, Shu-Cheng Chen, Suying Li, Changchun Wang, Allan J. Collins, George L. Bakris, KEEP Investigators
Link to abstract. American Journal of Kidney Diseases - 53:s4:s11-s21 - April 2009
Our data support that KEEP, as a targeted screening program, is a more enriched population with CKD and comorbid diabetes than NHANES. In addition, our findings highlight the relationship between dysglycemia and early stages of unidentified CKD.
