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<blockquote data-quote="ickihun" data-source="post: 1624570" data-attributes="member: 196960"><p>One day in-patient in my experience is.....</p><p>Report to ward 7-8am on morning of op. Pre-meds (maybe) and signature with stats taken. Asked to get In gown too and sometimes bed.</p><p>Taken in first or second for op then..... woken and brought back to ward.</p><p>Sleep, sleep sleep. Water, water water and maybe rough night sleep due to lights, noise and not your own bed. (blood pressure and temperature checked regularly and bgs)</p><p>Morning may eat breakfast if well. (Wont be discharged unless diabetic meds taken and an attempt at a breakfast eaten).</p><p>Consultant/surgeon or similiar discharged on morning round or over phone to head nurse if stats are good and no reliant drug needed thereafter/no findings in op need relying and no onward immediate care other than painkillers.</p><p>Home and rest.</p><p></p><p>This is how it will go for you too [USER=400972]@Rachox[/USER] !</p><p>With your excellent control lately I cannot see why not.</p><p></p><p>Stats and good diabetes control (remember they prefer a little higher than 5mmol/l to start op)</p><p>Never a problem for me as adrenaline is pumping as a bit scared of op. Which it absolutely normal. So I'm normally in 7s.</p><p>On insulin I get told not to take novarapid before op.</p><p>I always do as I'm told as if I ignore insulin instuctions I could die on table or very similiar. Notes saying no insulin active but if anyway ignores safety instructions then a fool.</p><p>You cannot take gambles with insulin and ops!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ickihun, post: 1624570, member: 196960"] One day in-patient in my experience is..... Report to ward 7-8am on morning of op. Pre-meds (maybe) and signature with stats taken. Asked to get In gown too and sometimes bed. Taken in first or second for op then..... woken and brought back to ward. Sleep, sleep sleep. Water, water water and maybe rough night sleep due to lights, noise and not your own bed. (blood pressure and temperature checked regularly and bgs) Morning may eat breakfast if well. (Wont be discharged unless diabetic meds taken and an attempt at a breakfast eaten). Consultant/surgeon or similiar discharged on morning round or over phone to head nurse if stats are good and no reliant drug needed thereafter/no findings in op need relying and no onward immediate care other than painkillers. Home and rest. This is how it will go for you too [USER=400972]@Rachox[/USER] ! With your excellent control lately I cannot see why not. Stats and good diabetes control (remember they prefer a little higher than 5mmol/l to start op) Never a problem for me as adrenaline is pumping as a bit scared of op. Which it absolutely normal. So I'm normally in 7s. On insulin I get told not to take novarapid before op. I always do as I'm told as if I ignore insulin instuctions I could die on table or very similiar. Notes saying no insulin active but if anyway ignores safety instructions then a fool. You cannot take gambles with insulin and ops! [/QUOTE]
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