Dialysis therapy of terminal uraemia in insulin-requiring diabetic patients.

A 5-year material comprising 26 insulin-requiring patients with terminal uraemia is reported. The patients were treated with protein restriction, peritoneal dialysis and haemodialysis with a view to kidney transplantation. Changes in cardiac state, diabetic retinopathy, insulin requirements and blood sugar during treatment are described. In addition, dialysis complications are described. It is concluded that by the use of dialysis treatment such patients can be helped to an acceptable life while waiting for a transplantation.