Perioperative Diabetes Management Flashcards
1
Q
Pre-op:
Over what HbA1C should they be referred to a diabetes specialist team?
What may patients need to be switched to make sure there is very tight control?
A
> 69
MDI - multiple daily injections of insulin
2
Q
Surgery day - planning and monitoring:
Why are they fast-tracked to the first on the list of elective surgeries?
A
To reduce the fasting period
3
Q
Variable-rate insulin infusion (VRII):
What time of the day is it started?
Why shouldn’t it ever be stopped even for going to the toilet and X-rays?
A
In the morning
It is IV short-acting insulin with a half-life of 10 minutes
