Question:
I read in a post that someone's surgery was canc cause of sugar level,how high is 2 h

Ok my surgery is right around the corner and I am scared now, I read on here that a ladies surgery was cancelled due to her sugar being too high, mine is always high, so how high is too high to do surgery? Oh God don't let this happen! I mean I have waited so long, what can I do, and what is too high to continue?    — Judi S. (posted on December 29, 2002)

December 29, 2002
What is too high is determined by each surgeon. You don't say what your sugars have been running. Yours will probably drop pretty dramatically post-op, but if it's significantly high pre-op, it might be better to postpone. The problem with high sugars is that they make it harder for your body to heal, and that can cause complications that you don't want to have. Call your surgeon now and ask him/her what they would consider too high. Best of luck!
   — garw

December 29, 2002
At my pre-op testing my fasting sugar was 180. The internist who reveiwed my test results said I should go to PCP and see about getting it under control. He said that if the morning of surgery my sugar was 200 they would not do the surgery. I found out last week I am having begining symtons of Diabetes and my PCP says diet and excercise should controll it and he thinks after surgery I should do fine. Hope this helps!
   — Darlene H.

December 29, 2002
Normal blood sugars are from 70-120. Your surgeon needs your sugar in balance before surgery to ensure proper healing. When blood sugars are high it is very difficult to heal wounds. Take good care of yourself. Hang in there, your MD has your best interest at hand. Your turn will come. And, yes, after surgery I hear most every Diabetic has not needed their insulin/& oral medications. If your PCP doesn't address your high blood sugar, I would find a new one that did.
   — Karen J.

December 30, 2002
I got a scare right before surgery also regarding my sugar reading. I was told by my new PCP that it would not be that much of a problem if my sugar reading was running high the day of the surgery, because they could control it with insulin shots. Two days before surgery at my meeting with the surgeon's nurse, she informed me my sugar reading of 265 was too high and the surgeon would not perform the surgery in two days if it was 250 or over. She called my PCP and he put me on Avandia along with the Glucovance and also I cut out all carbs before surgery (which totally ruined my last meal plans of a heaping plate of lasagne) because I was not taking any chances of being over the limit on surgery day. My reading on surgery day ended up being 170. Talk with your surgeon and see if he has a limit of how high your sugar can be before he will not perform the surgery. Don't wait until the last minute....Good luck and God Bless.........
   — Angie F.