Management of post-transplant diabetes

Ashley Therasse, Amisha Wallia*, Mark E. Molitch

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

New onset diabetes mellitus after transplant (NODAT) refers to the development of diabetes post-transplant in previously non-diabetic patients and is associated with increased rates of acute transplant rejection, infection, late cardiovascular events, and decreased survival. NODAT is primarily due to the immunosuppressive drug regimen but the standard predisposing risk factors for diabetes also pertain. NODAT is diagnosed by the standard ADA criteria, once prednisone doses are less than 10 mg per day and in the absence of acute illness. Sulfonylureas, metformin, DPP-4 inhibitors, GLP-1 agonists, and insulin can be used in treatment, but when there is impaired kidney or hepatic function, special precautions are necessary. In addition, those drugs interacting with P450 enzymes require additional consideration because of possible interaction with immunosuppressive drug metabolism.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)121-129
Number of pages9
JournalCurrent diabetes reports
Volume13
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2013

Funding

Disclosure Conflicts of interest: A. Therasse: none; A. Wallia: none; M.E. Molitch: has been a consultant, and member DSMB of Abbott Laboratories, and has been a consultant for Novartis, Corcept; has given expert testimony for Janssen on Risperdal; has received grant support from Sanofi-Aventis for an investigator-initiated study, from ENDO for studies of acromegaly, from Ipsen for studies of acromegaly, from Corcept for studies of Cushing’s syndrome, and from Novartis for studies of Cushing’s syndrome;

Keywords

  • Calcineurin
  • Corticosteroids
  • Cyclosporine
  • Diabetes
  • Exenatide
  • Glipizide
  • Glucose
  • Heart
  • Hyperglycemia
  • Immunosuppression
  • Insulin
  • Kidney
  • Linagliptin
  • Liraglutide
  • Liver
  • Lung
  • Metformin
  • NODAT
  • Saxagliptin
  • Sirolimus
  • Sitagliptin
  • Tacrolimus
  • Transplantation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Internal Medicine
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

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