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Question about maintaining Sugar Levels

I am a preop and my sugar was only 28 when I got up yesterday. What will I do to keep my sugars up after surgery?    — Alicia K. (posted on July 11, 2002)

July 11, 2002
Be sure your surgeon knows. Also, alert the nurses taking care of you post-op. I felt bad when my sugar was in the 50's! You must feel super badly! The IV's took care of me, then the CIB and a little bit of protein powder took care of me. I cannot hack the protein powders, but use the liquid protein from vita4life.net....now, that I am at goal, I don't seem to be hypoglycemic any more! I don't understand it, but I do know that protein carries my blood sugar better :-)
   — Barbara B.