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<blockquote data-quote="izzy" data-source="post: 710858" data-attributes="member: 19063"><p>Thanks all for your support and insights....much appreciated! Alanp35 your account is almost the same as what we have now been told by the endoscopy staff today. We decided to visit the unit whilst on a different mission to the hospital. Basically a light non-fibre breakfast the day before and halve the insulin dose, then no food till after the procedure. Monitor the BG's every two hours and drink sugary drinks (lucoszade) and dextrose tabs if required. Miss out the metformin the day before and on the morning of.</p><p>The insulin he takes is Novomix 30. which contains slow acting insulin. My concern is whilst its ok on sugar (which is a "fast fix") there nothing for the slower aspect to work on and increases the risk of a hypo whilst asleep. (sorry if this sounds silly or over reactive).</p><p>The diabetic procedure paper they gave us this morning, to me leaves much to be desired and your Alanp35 has been more thought about than ours and it didn't include any insulin regimes. I hate to think of a single/lone diabetic person following this procedure. The risk of hypos would be far worst without some there to watch you/them.</p><p>My GP practice has no such advice procedure to follow and so the practice nurse has asked that they may copy our copy from the hospital. This is bad in itself. I am going to suggest that this hospital procedure is looked at by the hospitals diabetic clinicians as this is an accident waiting to happen!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="izzy, post: 710858, member: 19063"] Thanks all for your support and insights....much appreciated! Alanp35 your account is almost the same as what we have now been told by the endoscopy staff today. We decided to visit the unit whilst on a different mission to the hospital. Basically a light non-fibre breakfast the day before and halve the insulin dose, then no food till after the procedure. Monitor the BG's every two hours and drink sugary drinks (lucoszade) and dextrose tabs if required. Miss out the metformin the day before and on the morning of. The insulin he takes is Novomix 30. which contains slow acting insulin. My concern is whilst its ok on sugar (which is a "fast fix") there nothing for the slower aspect to work on and increases the risk of a hypo whilst asleep. (sorry if this sounds silly or over reactive). The diabetic procedure paper they gave us this morning, to me leaves much to be desired and your Alanp35 has been more thought about than ours and it didn't include any insulin regimes. I hate to think of a single/lone diabetic person following this procedure. The risk of hypos would be far worst without some there to watch you/them. My GP practice has no such advice procedure to follow and so the practice nurse has asked that they may copy our copy from the hospital. This is bad in itself. I am going to suggest that this hospital procedure is looked at by the hospitals diabetic clinicians as this is an accident waiting to happen! [/QUOTE]
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