Induced diabetes after renal transplantation is a common complication occurring in 3 to 46% of cases. From a retrospective study of 175 non-diabetic renal transplant patients, we studied the incidence, risk factors and consequences of induced diabetes. Thirty five patients (20%) developed diabetes induced which 50% are diagnosed gifts 3 months following transplantation. Eight patients (22.9%) required insulin therapy. The occurrence of diabetes after transplantation is independent of age, gender, family antecedents of diabetes, episodes of rejection, doses of corticosteroids, cyclosporine, treatment with beta-blockers, weight gain and the ‘cytomegalovirus infection. The actuarial graft survival at 5 years was 79.4% in diabetics and 80.5% in the control group. The survival of patients is the same in both groups. In conclusion, induced diabetes after renal transplantation is common in our experience. We did not identify any risk factors involved in this complication.
