Pros and cons of live kidney donation in prediabetics: A critical review and way forward
Muhammad Abdul Mabood Khalil,
Nihal Mohammed Sadagah,
Jackson Tan
et al.
Abstract:There is shortage of organs, including kidneys, worldwide. Along with deceased kidney transplantation, there is a significant rise in live kidney donation. The prevalence of prediabetes (PD), including impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance, is on the rise across the globe. Transplant teams frequently come across prediabetic kidney donors for evaluation. Prediabetics are at risk of diabetes, chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular events, stroke, neuropathy, retinopathy, dementia, depression an… Show more
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