“Will fasting and anesthesia lead to any complications in my surgery?”
I am a diabetes patient and can't stay hungry for too long. I have a surgery tomorrow, and obviously, I'm a little worried. Will anesthesia and fasting cause any complications in my surgery?
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AnesthesiologistDiabetes
Not really. Check the blood sugar in the morning; if it’s low, call the anesthesiologist. You may be advised to take clear orange juice or something. Severe diabetics should get info regarding insulin dosage before surgery. Oral diabetic agents should not be taken the morning of surgery. It’s always better to do a pre-op check with anesthesiologists.
Diabetic patients usually have elevated blood sugar during the stress of surgery. Your blood sugar can be measured before, during and after surgery to ensure normoglycemia.
This question came to me probably after the surgery. The surgeon & anesthesiologist should be aware of your diabetes and your treatment program. Consultation with your physician or a diabetes specialist would be advisable. Control of blood sugar before, during & after surgery is needed to get the best healing with fewer complications such as wound healing, blood clots, infection, etc. So, the program to be used should be planned before the surgery with appropriate consultants. How it is done depends on what type of surgery you are to have, how well your diabetes was controlled before surgery, what type of diabetes do you have and how is it being managed (what medicines), etc. The problem of keeping you in good control without hypoglycemia may be simple or complex depending on the combination of factors above. I hope it all turned out well for you.