@Ray36
The sharing of info while in surgery sounds like a good idea, I’m not sure how fast someone could try to contact the surgery team though so??? I don’t really know if an outside ap has Libre share capabilities, but Dexcom does.
A couple of threads that might interest you.
I have had several surgeries in the past few years and brought my continuous glucose monitor (CGM) into the operating room with me. I’m never really certain if it gets looked at or not, but now with the technology of being able to “share” data, at least I know a loved one is able to see my blood sugar and perhaps tackle someone if I hit a 60!
I thought this blog post was an interesting perspective on how much a surgeon DID rely on Ryan’s CGM…
Does anyone have any blood sugar/surgery stories o…
I’ve had a few outpatient procedures since starting on my CGM (Dexcom). I have explained to the “gas-man” what it is, what it does, and why I insist on keeping it on - with the receiver where the OR folks can here the alerts. Afterwards, every gas-person has said they thought it was cool, awesome and if it alerted, they did a fingerstick . I have yet to meet a gas-person who didn’t appreciate the help keeping track of my bg.
I decided to start this as a lot of people ended up talking about having surgery and insulin dosing on a different subject blog. I have to assume that there are a lot of people out there that would love other peoples experiences so they have a better idea of how to handle it. It was very frustrating and scary when I had surgery a few years ago trying to figure out what I needed.
I was on Lantus once a day and Humalog as needed. For the first outpatient surgery it was going to be a short surgery…
I use an Animas Vibe pump and a Dexcom CGM. About 2 months ago, I underwent a procedure involving day surgery (repair of an umbilical hernia) and a general anaesthetic. The anaesthesia lasted around 45 mins. The surgery was carried out at the hospital where my Diabetes Clinic is located, and the surgery team liased with the Diabetes team. I was scheduled for the first procedure in the morning which meant getting up at around 4 am in order to be at the hospital at 7.00 am. I had to fast for at…
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