“Low blood sugar and upper endoscopy?”
What do I do if I am hypoglycemic and my sugar drops too low the morning of my upper endoscopy, I don't take medicine for it, my endoscopy is at 10 am and it's almost 7 am now?
Female | 35 years old
3 Answers
Liquids with glucose can be taken up to 3 hours before a procedure to keep the blood glucose up.
Cancel procedure for now.
You should be admitted to hospital out-patient unit 7am, and given IV dextrose until the procedure is completed and you are able to eat. Procedure should be done as early as possible.
EDWARD N. SMOLAR, MD
EDWARD N. SMOLAR, MD
