Creatinine is an indication of muscle mass. What are the criteria for a transplant. No, not at all. Many people who had otherwise been healthy do not realize they have kidney failure until they get symptoms like fatigue and blurred vision. Many people with diabetes will get renal failure.
Hypertension is another cause of kidney disease.
Not everyone gets all the symptoms. A lot of the success with kidney transplant in diabetics has to do with what other organs are affected, many of our diabetics are also waiting for a kidney pancreas transplant which takes care of the underlying problem. The earlier a diabetic can be transplanted the better, there is evidence that some o f the changes in the vessels maybe slowed with transplant. Talalia I too am interested in peritoneal. We are considering the peritoneal, please address.