In select cases of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) the pancreas transplantation has been shown to ameliorate the disease, to reduce the need for exogenous insulin and normalize glycosylated hemoglobin (A1c) levels. The efficacy of this therapy in Mauriac Syndrome (SM) is not yet well established. We report a patient with MS treated with intensive insulin therapy, physical activity program, nutritional and psychological assistance, with persistently elevated fast glycemia and A1c levels, inadequate lipid profile and decreased IGF-1 (insulin like […]

The authors after presenting the magnitude of the problem of diabetes mellitus and diabetic nephropathy in Brazil and in the world made a review upon the point of view of the nephrologist about pancreas and pancreatic islet transplantation centered on the risks and benefits of the simultaneous pancreatic kidney transplantation (SPKT) for the diabetic with end-stage renal failure. In the paper it is stressed the importance of the interaction between the endocrinologist and the nephrologist for improving the survival of […]