Objectives: Kidney donors, similar to the general population, are at risk for development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The course of donors who develop type 2 diabetes mellitus has not been well studied. This work is aimed at estimating the incidence of diabetes after kidney donation, and study some risk factors and some complications of diabetes mellitus after donation.
Materials and methods: The material of this record based work comprised the records 2267 donors who donated 1 of their kidneys between 1976 and 2014 in the Urology and Nephrology Center, Mansoura University, Egypt, and regularly followed-up at its outpatient clinic. There were 388 donors included in the study and their medical records were revised.
Results: Postdonation weight gain and family history of diabetes mellitus were statistically significant on both the development of diabetes mellitus, high, very high albuminuria, and/or decreased creatinine clearance. Metformin and insulin use seemed to significantly reduce the protein excretion, and creatinine clearance decline in the studied group.
Conclusions: There is a significant effect of the family history of diabetes mellitus on the development of high, very high albuminuria, and/or decreased creatinine clearance.