Immunosuppression Impact on the Metabolic Control of Kidney Transplant With Pre-Existing Type 2 Diabetes (DM)

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria

   1. Patient is a recipient of a first cadaveric kidney, or a kidney living donor
   mismatched (at least one mismatch.)

   2. Patient is a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of transplant.

   3. Patient has type 2 non-insulin dependent diabetes.

   4. Patient or legal guardian has signed and dated an Ethics Committee-approved informed
   consent document and is willing and able to follow study procedures.

   5. If female and is childbearing potential, patient has a negative pregnancy test and
   utilizes adequate contraceptive methods.

Exclusion Criteria

   1. Recipients of a transplant graft from a donor age 65 and older.

   2. Recipient of a multi-organ transplant.

   3. Patients who are being re-transplanted will not be eligible for study.

   4. Patients who have lost a previous graft to rejection less than one year from
   transplant.

   5. Patient has any form of substance abuse, psychiatric disorder, or a condition in the
   opinion of the investigator, may invalidate communication with the investigator.

   6. PRA > 30%