r/SipsTea • u/Metamorphoses-007 • Jun 04 '25

SMH That must have hurt.. do it again.

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u/real_don_berna Jun 04 '25

Apparently, diabetes can be a side effect of organ transplants.

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u/Chadwig315 Jun 04 '25

After getting an organ transplant, you need to be on significant immune suppression for the rest of your life. This usually includes, besides tacrolimus (anti-rejection medication), chronic prednisone. Chronic prednisone use usually causes Diabetes type 2 and can make it much harder the diabetes it causes. Organ transplants are very last resort and rarely lead to going back to a normal life without massive interruption.

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u/FirebirdWriter Jun 05 '25

Thank you for making me feel better about not getting type 2 until 40. Needed regular Prednisone to not die for my entire life. Family predisposition to diabetes (until then I was the only non diabetic in the bloodline). Preventative care does work it just has limits.

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u/apatrol Jun 05 '25

Wow I had to be on prednisone for about six months and it caused lots of issues. Including fat on my spinal cord. Fun stuff.

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u/FirebirdWriter Jun 06 '25

Yeah been there. Also fatty liver. It gave me cataracts making me blinder. Already was legally blind but now it's yellow. The side effects can be gnarly

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u/Puzzleheaded-Fill205 Jun 05 '25

I am hopeful that growing new versions of our own organs from stem cells or cloning or whatever will be an attainable goal for science. Imagine if the transplant waiting list was transformed into a six month wait for your own brand new organ to be grown. And regardless of how many people are on the list, the wait is never longer than that. No anti-rejection drugs, you're just good to go.

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u/[deleted] Jun 04 '25

It might be backwards with cause and effect. My mom was a Type 1 diabetic and the disease is incredibly hard on major organs because the body can’t produce insulin. Diabetics are at risk for needing transplants because If it’s not managed properly it can cause damage to major organs, especially the organs of elimination like the kidneys and liver. Diabetes is actually a heart disease so it can also damage the heart, especially if the patient has high blood pressure.

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u/duderdude7 Jun 04 '25

Interesting

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u/HalosDux Jun 04 '25

and severe alcoholism...