Occurrence of Diabetic Nephropathy After Renal Transplantation Despite Intensive Glycemic Control: An Observational Cohort Study

The kinetics and risk factors of diabetic nephropathy after kidney transplantation remain unclear. This study investigated the posttransplant occurrence of diabetic nephropathy and the contribution of posttransplant glycemic control.We performed a single-center prospective cohort study of 953 renal allograft recipients and 3,458 protocol-specified renal allograft biopsy specimens up to 5 years after transplantation. The effects of pretransplant...