title: Continuous glucose monitoring in subjects after simultaneous pancreas-kidney and kidney-alone transplantation.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation is an important replacement therapy for individuals with diabetes and end-stage renal disease. Kidney-alone (KA) transplantation is associated with a high incidence of post-transplant diabetes.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a cross-sectional study. We studied 48-h glucose concentrations in eight subjects with type 1 diabetes mellitus after SPK transplantation, six subjects post-KA transplantation, and nine healthy controls using the CGMS (Medtronic Minimed, Northridge, CA) continuous glucose monitoring system.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The 48-h mean glucose concentration was 101 +/- 7 mg/dL in the SPK subjects, 105 +/- 12 mg/dL in the KA subjects, and 99 +/- 7 mg/dL in the healthy controls. The glycemic excursions were higher in the KA group compared to the SPK cohort and healthy controls (P < 0.0001). No differences in the incidence of hypoglycemia were detected among the three groups. Significant postprandial hyperglycemia was uncovered in four of the six KA subjects.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  SPK transplantation is very effective at normalizing glycemic excursions. Unsuspected hyperglycemia was identified in the KA group. The CGMS was a useful ambulatory tool to study glucose profiles in the post-transplant period and may help uncover hyperglycemia undetected by routine laboratory testing.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology Section, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine , Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Luisa M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.forename: Rubina A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Heptulla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000097:blood* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018670:Monitoring, Ambulatory; D016035:Pancreas Transplantation
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose
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