Accepting Living Kidney Donors with Preexisting Diabetes Mellitus

Proposed protocol for selection of living kidney donors with diabetes excludes >99% of people with diabetes

“…In a recent commentary, Soliman et al highlighted the need for clarity on defining thresholds for acceptable risk across multiple relevant risk factors for progression of CKD in diabetes. 3 They propose a set of criteria against which to assess suitability for living kidney donation in people with diabetes. To date this is the only published protocol based on the current OPTN guidance.…”