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. 2014 Dec 24;4(4):216–221. doi: 10.5500/wjt.v4.i4.216

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.