Linagliptin in Post-renal Transplantation

Post-renal transplanted patients frequently present hyperglycemia immediately after the procedure. This was a retrospective comparative study performed in post-renal transplanted patients in a single high speciality center with the goal of compare the effect of linagliptin + insulin in post-renal transplanted patients with hyperglycemia Interventions were linagliptin 5mg daily plus insulin vs insulin alone during 5 days after renal transplantation with hyperglycemia, and the main outcome were glucose levels, insulin dose and severity of hypoglycemia