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Glycemic Control After Kidney Transplantation Using Sensor-augmented Insulin Pump Therapy in a Patient with Slowly
Noriko Kaneyama, Masao Toyoda1, Eri Kato
1Division of Nephrology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, 143 Shimokasuya, Isehara, Kanagawa 259-1193, Japan. m-toyoda@is.icc.u-tokai.ac.jp.
Objective:
Patients with advanced diabetic nephropathy benefit from kidney transplantation. We report a patient who showed improved glycemic control after kidney transplantation followed by sensor-augmented pump (SAP) therapy.
Methods:
The patient was a 67-year-old man on hemodialysis for diabetic nephropathy associated with slowly-progressive type 1 diabetes mellitus. He underwent living-donor kidney transplantation, followed by introduction of SAP therapy for strict glycemic control.
Results:
SAP therapy improved glycated hemoglobin and glycated albumin levels from 7.8% and 24.2% to 7.0% and 19.2%, respectively, and reduced the frequency of hypoglycemic episodes.
Conclusion:
The case illustrates the usefulness of SAP therapy for post-kidney transplantation glycemic control.
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