Intensive Glycemic Management and Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation
Intensive Glycemic Management and Outcomes Following Liver Transplantation
Most people develop high blood sugars following liver transplant that requires treatment with
 insulin in the hospital, even if they don't have diabetes, due to stress and use of steroid
 medications. High blood sugar levels can be treated with a hormone that the body makes called
 insulin. This study is being done to determine if maintaining normal blood sugar levels after
 transplant for as long as needed while in the hospital results in a lesser incidence of
 death, infections, transplanted liver rejection or failure or need for rehospitalization
 within 90 days after transplant.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  18 years of age and older

 -  Undergoing liver transplant or combined liver-kidney transplant

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Unable to grant informed consent or comply with study procedure

 -  Allergic to any of the excipients in insulin