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Post Surgical Glucose Readings

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jamesrobertbrown

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I had in inguinal hernia repair four days ago, and since then, my blood sugar readings have been ~200 when they are normally in the low 100s. I would expect a temporary rise with the surgery as cortisol levels are elevated, but shouldn't I be past that by now? I have no real pain or discomfort anymore (the surgery went great).

Any ideas? Is this normal?
 
hya,
it can be normal, as long as u dont think youve any sort of infection, physical or mental stress can all raise sugars, if it doesnt calm down soon plz seek medical advice :D
 
definitely point it out to your care team. Your recovery will speed up if you get back in to "the zone"
 
Hi,
Maybe your not as active as usual? Even the hospital food portions were too much when I was in for a while. Exercise, or lack of, has quite an impact on my sugar levels. I found that by the time I had sorted out my sugar levels in hospital it was time to get home, started to move about more again, then I kept going hypo till I got into the normal zone again.
 
Thanks for the resposes.

A couple of details:

1. It was out patient surgery, and I was home and walking the same evening.
2. My diet was not markedly different.
3. I had some pain and discomfort, but not enough to warrant taking narcotic pain relievers.

My sugars got as high as 297 when they are "normally" around 120.

I just did not know if it is normal for blood sugar to rise for days following surgery for diabetics and non-diabetics due to the cortisol your body produces as a result of the stress (physical). I cannot find any details on the web, and my wife (who is a nurse) says blood sugar is not typically tracked for non-diabetics, so there may not be any info out there regarding whether it is "normal" for blood sugar levels to rise and stay elevated for some time following surgery.
 
I found a bit about post op blood sugars, which said that they always go up a bit and that's why some surgeons put even non-diabetic patients on insulin following heart surgery. Can't remember the reference, but I'm sure google could find it if anyone is interested.
 
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