Mayo Clinic Minute - Expanding the living kidney donor pool to people with Type 2 diabetes

With more than 90,000 people in the U.S. awaiting kidney transplants, the demand exceeds the available supply - emphasizing the critical importance of identifying safe ways to broaden the donor pool.
Dr. Naim Issa, a Mayo Clinic transplant nephrologist, says, until recently, patients with Type 2 diabetes have been ruled out as potential living kidney donors. Now, following strict criteria, some patients may be eligible to help close the gap on this ever-growing need for living kidney donors.
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