[182] FASTING GLUCOSE IS NOT USEFUL FOR DETERMINATION OF IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE IN LIVING-DONOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

Major influence of liver function itself

Major influence of liver function itself but not of immunosuppression determines glucose tolerance after living-donor liver transplantation

✍ Martin Stockmann; Thomas Konrad; Sabine Nolting; Diana Hünerbein; Klaus-Dieter W 📂 Article 📅 2006 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 179 KB

Controversial data exists concerning the impact of immunosuppressive therapy on the development of post-transplantation diabetes mellitus (PTDM). Therefore, we investigated glucose metabolism in healthy donors and in recipients of living-donor liver transplants (LD-LTX, nϭ18) without pre-existing di