Sugar levels post operation

[Cpj]

my husband had an operation last week since then his sugar levels have remained very high, is this normal after an operation?

 

[Ralph-YK]

Several conditions as well as having an op can affects your levels. I don't know about very high though.

 

[Diabetes UK]

What readings has your husband been experiencing, and what type of diabetes does he have? Have his levels remained continuously high for the past week?
There are many things can cause levels to rise, including being unwell, but regardless of the operation, if his BG levels have been very high for an extended period of time, you might need to seek medical advice from a healthcare professional by contacting his GP or diabetes nurse?

 

[Cpj]

What readings has your husband been experiencing, and what type of diabetes does he have? Have his levels remained continuously high for the past week?
There are many things can cause levels to rise, including being unwell, but regardless of the operation, if his BG levels have been very high for an extended period of time, you might need to seek medical advice from a healthcare professional by contacting his GP or diabetes nurse?

He is type 1 and while in hospital the diabetes nurse stopped the evening lantis, he is also now on water tablets and beta blockers, would this affect the sugar levels. Since posting the question this morning the nurse has increased the morning lantis so hopefully things will settle down.

 

[trophywench]

The first thing the hospital nurses should have done with too high BG, when doing his Obs, was check for ketones if his BG test was in the teens or above and stayed there - this is determined by fingerprick testing on a different meter.

I had a knee op in mid October and mine was regularly between mid teens and mid 20s (Eeek!) thereafter so I finished up on nearly 3 x as much insulin, basal and bolus, which continued well into November and only came down to 'nearly normal' just before Xmas. I knew this sort of thing can and does happen - but it still came as a shock to me that it was so high, so quickly and how long it lasted. The Staff Nurse asked me straight away if I wanted to see the DSN for advice - though it was a different hospital to my own diabetes clinic, I said Yes please - and she was extremely helpful.

Did they ever - does he - regularly test for ketones if/when this happens?

Do you know why the evening Lantus was stopped?

 

[Cpj]

The first thing the hospital nurses should have done with too high BG, when doing his Obs, was check for ketones if his BG test was in the teens or above and stayed there - this is determined by fingerprick testing on a different meter.

I had a knee op in mid October and mine was regularly between mid teens and mid 20s (Eeek!) thereafter so I finished up on nearly 3 x as much insulin, basal and bolus, which continued well into November and only came down to 'nearly normal' just before Xmas. I knew this sort of thing can and does happen - but it still came as a shock to me that it was so high, so quickly and how long it lasted. The Staff Nurse asked me straight away if I wanted to see the DSN for advice - though it was a different hospital to my own diabetes clinic, I said Yes please - and she was extremely helpful.

Did they ever - does he - regularly test for ketones if/when this happens?

Do you know why the evening Lantus was stopped?

Ketones were checked and they were fine, the diabetes nurse has been helpful, the lantus was stopped because he was getting lows in the night, but as they weren't giving him any supper it's not surprising. It's comforting to know that this is not unusual. Thank you for you reply