[Diabetes induced by corticoids in 6 children after renal transplantation].

We studied the occurrence of diabetes mellitus in 6 children receiving corticosteroid therapy after renal transplantation. The first hyperglycemic episode occurred in all cases before the fortieth day of treatment but other episodes were observed thereafter. All children were glycosuric, without ketonuria. The diabetes has always been transient, and easily managed with insulin treatment and usual diabetic diet. A glucose tolerance test was performed 3 to 6 months after these episodes; glycemic response to glucose was abnormal in 2 of 6 children; in all cases, the insulin response to the glucose load was inadequate. In 2 children, the fasting blood glucose is still abnormal after a follow-up of 3 years. The other patients have recovered despite sustained corticotherapy. No specific background (genetics, HLA groups) or specific circumstances of treatment were identified. Therefore, we recommend to follow closely glycemia in children after renal transplantation, with a daily glycemic determination especially during the first 3 weeks.