I\u2019ve been nervous for the last few days. I haven\u2019t been running, I\u2019ve been eating more than usual because I\u2019m nervous and not running (I know this is counter intuitive but I eat less the more I run), and I\u2019ve been getting myself ready for surgery. All of this has had a negative effect on my blood sugar levels \u2013 they have been higher than normal.<\/p>\n
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I met with a surgeon last Thursday. He examined me briefly and told me there was no need for further testing. I have hernias on both sides. I told him I wanted to get the surgery over with as soon as possible. So he set a date for tomorrow morning.<\/p>\n
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Since then I\u2019ve been busy preparing for my surgery. I got a blood test, an EKG and met with the anesthesiologist this morning. I have also spent a lot of time speaking to different people from the insurance company, making sure everything (or almost everything) is covered. Surprisingly, everything is covered and I didn\u2019t need to argue \u2013 now that\u2019s a first.<\/p>\n
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My meeting with the anesthesiologist took half an hour and a good part of it was spent talking about blood sugar, insulin and insulin pump. She asked me about my diabetes, when I was diagnosed, how often I have hypoglycemia and if I\u2019m aware of it when it happens.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHave you ever ended up in the emergency room?\u201d she asked<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo, never, thank god,\u201d I replied.<\/p>\n
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She told me that during surgery all people, not just those with diabetes, have elevated blood sugar levels and that unless my blood sugar goes way out of control (north of 300) they wouldn\u2019t do anything about it, especially since it\u2019s such a short procedure \u2013 only 40 minutes.<\/p>\n
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She also told me that my blood sugar would be tested before going into surgery and that they would decide then if to lower my basal rate or suspend my pump depending on the result, but that most probably I will keep the pump on me during the surgery.<\/p>\n
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My surgery is scheduled for 11 a.m. and I\u2019m supposed to fast for 6 hours before and be at the hospital by 8:00 a.m. so I don\u2019t expect any big blood sugar surprises. I asked if I could take a correction bolus if I woke up high and was told that I could.<\/p>\n
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I wish I could say that I wasn\u2019t nervous about my surgery, but I am. I\u2019m nervous about so many things, from the success of the procedure to gaining weight from not moving and taking much more insulin than usual. I\u2019m also nervous about my blood sugar levels during and after my surgery. What happens if I go low, will they notice and if they do what will they do?<\/p>\n
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And when I go home how will my healing body react? Will I spend a month bolusing continuously to try and get my blood sugar in range?<\/p>\n
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I wish I had some answers but I guess I\u2019ll have to wait and see.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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