Lower magnesium level associated with new-onset diabetes and pre-diabetes after kidney transplantation.

CONCLUSIONS: A lower magnesium level at 1 month after transplantation may be predictive of a subsequent diagnosis of glucose intolerance or diabetes in renal transplant recipients. Whether replenishing magnesium stores can prevent development of these disorders requires further investigation.
PMID: 24609888 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)