Ten-year comparative analysis of incidence, prognosis, and associated factors for dialysis and renal transplantation in type 1 and type 2 diabetes versus non-diabetes.
Carlo Bruno GiordaPaolo CarnàMario SalomoneRoberta PicarielloGiuseppe CostaBarbara TartaglinoRoberto GnaviPublished in: Acta diabetologica (2018)
In the past decade, the incidence of dialysis has stabilized in both the general population and in diabetics in whom it remains far higher by comparison. Also mortality rates are higher, with a worse prognosis for T1DM. Diabetes poses a barrier to allotransplantation, and efforts should be made to overcome this limitation.