Pancreas transplantation in type II diabetes mellitus

Table 2 Proposed simultaneous pancreas-kidney type 2 diabetic selection criteria

Age < 55 yr

BMI < 30 kg/m2

Insulin dependence

Total insulin requirements < 1 U/kg of IBW/d

Presence of renal failure (dialysis dependent or pre-dialysis advanced diabetic nephropathy with GFR ≤ 20 mL/min per 1.73 m2

Fasting c-peptide < 10 ng/mL

Low cardiac and vascular disease risk

History of medical and dietary compliance

IBW: Ideal body weight; GFR: Glomerular filtration rate.