“Are sugar levels taken into consideration during surgery?”
I am scheduled for a back surgery and it’s the first time I will have any kind of operation in my life. I am a diabetic with insulin injections. I would like to know, how will a surgeon stabilize my blood sugar levels at the time of the surgery?
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We try to stabilize pre-op and intra-op with insulin.
The surgeon will focus on the surgery while the anesthesiologist will focus on blood sugars. Your glucose level will be checked the morning before surgery. If it is high, you will receive a treatment. If you take insulin or an injectable form of medication to control your blood sugar, you may be asked to take half the dosage. If you take an oral medication, you may be asked not to take the medication. Regardless, your blood sugar will be monitored before, during, and after surgery and treated as needed.
Yes and your blood pressure also and if it is not safe they will not take a chance on you not making it through surgery. After your surgery it will be very important that you do everything you can to get your sugar down so you will not need to take insulin. If you have type one sugar you can still make a better life for yourself if you do not give in to laying around. Do what your doctor says and you should start feeling better soon
Typically the anesthesiologist will check glucose levels prior to surgery and administer insulin as necessary. For a longer procedure, it will typically be monitored every hour. After the procedure, your blood glucose will be checked every 4-6 hours as appropriate.
