sugar level rises after transplant...

[st789]

Hello, anyone had transplanted but occasionally experience rise in sugar level.

[okarol]

A possible (and common side effect) of Prograf and Prednisone:
Increased blood sugar:  some patients who are not diabetic before the transplant may develop difficulties controlling their blood sugars after the transplant.  Doctors often have to administer oral medications and sometimes insulin to help control these high blood sugars.  This side effect is one that may go away with time.

Sometimes these drugs can cause diabetes as a side effect. Prednisone (a steroid), cyclosporin and tacrolimus can all cause diabetes.  People may be at extra risk of developing diabetes after a kidney transplant if they are of black or south Asian ethnic origin, or have several family members with diabetes.

[Wenchie58]

I was not diabetic prior to transplant.  Right after transplant it was bad enough to require insulin injections 4 times a day.  Now that the meds (prednisone and prograf) have been reduced I take pills to control my blood sugar.  At times now I get too low so they are thinking about reducing the medications.  Things are always changing! 

[tyefly]

boy am I diabetic now.... I mean I was before but only used pills and diet.... now I am shooting insulin.... 4 x a day.....  sugar is out of control..... not sure what to do.....  guess I better start eating nothng........  this diet is going to be way worst that any kidney diet I have every heard of.....   they have reduced my predinsone already because of the sugar....  I can range form 120 up to over 400 in just a half a day and think what did I eat to get that....  I am starting to count carbs now.....food journal and all of that..... 

I hope I can get control on this...hate to loose new kidney to diabetis.... didnt loose the last kidney to diabetis...  also having problems with high blood pressure.....  didnt have that problem either.....   its the pillls....  they are going to kill me I think....they certainly make me not feel good...tired all the time...  I feel like I am drug all day...then about 3pm in the after noon I finally start to feel a little better..... its the predinsone...  its got to be....   how are the rest of you guys with transplants doing with your sugars...are you counting carbs... not eating or what...

[Lindia]

boy am I diabetic now.... I mean I was before but only used pills and diet.... now I am shooting insulin.... 4 x a day.....  sugar is out of control..... not sure what to do.....  guess I better start eating nothng........  this diet is going to be way worst that any kidney diet I have every heard of.....   they have reduced my predinsone already because of the sugar....  I can range form 120 up to over 400 in just a half a day and think what did I eat to get that....  I am starting to count carbs now.....food journal and all of that..... 

Hi Tyefly -   My hubbys been diabetic over 20 years.  One thing that helped his sugars was NO dairy products -  the lactose can really pump up the sugar.  He LOVES cottage cheese, and buttermilk, and cheese fondue, and yogurt -- but he had to stop eating them, as he was also getting lactose intolerant.  Then his blood sugar went down quite  a bit -  talked to his diabetic doctor about it, and he said -   "oh yeah -  when you cut out all milk products your sugar drops a lot "      I Thot --   why didn't anyone tell us this sooner ? ! ?






Edited: Fixed quote tag error - jbeany, Moderator

[rsudock]

My first transplant in 1999 my sugars were crazy high and I didn't realize it at the time...I was drinking tons of water at night and peeing constantly. The final straw came when my vision was so blurry I couldn't find my mom at the grocery store...I knew it was time to go to the doctor. I took insulin for 6 months. As they reduced the prednisone and switched me from Prograf to Neoral my sugar levels eventually went back to normal...

Now with my second transplant taking cellcept, prednisone, and prograf my sugars were a little elevated but they have never gotten to the point were I need insulin like I did before....I believe the reason for this is that the levels of antirejection meds I was on in 99 were much much higher then I am on now...I have been starting to excersise more 3 months post transplant as well....

Hope your sugar gets under control!!

xo,
R

[iketchum]

Yes, a Renal/Diabetic diet is difficult. I have been struggling with my blood sugars for years. Just three pancakes for supper throws my numbers sky high. I joke to friends that Candy gets a pizza, I get the box.

[paris]

I was never diabetic, but immediately after my transplant my sugar levels went sky high.  Suddenly I was getting insulin shots in my stomach and numbers weren't going down.  It was all due to the cellcept and prograf.  When they lowered that meds, within a few weeks, my sugar levels were at an acceptable level.  They still run a little high, but nothing that is worrisome to the transplant team.    Lots of side effects with the anti-rejection medicines.   

[Metalangel28]

I am pre diabetic on astrograf and no steroids. But i have a slew of other health issues, so i have no idea if its because of my other health issues or from transplant meds.