Watch for Med Changes When Diabetes Patients Have Surgery

June 2019

You'll see more emphasis on management of diabetes meds in hospitalized patients undergoing surgery.

The goal is to help prevent the blood glucose seesaw.

Consider these strategies...but be aware, evidence is lacking for the best glucose targets or protocols for diabetes meds around surgery.

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Table of Contents

Opioids Start a Dialogue About Tapering Chronic Opioids
Gastroenterology Don't Think of Meds as a Significant Source of Gluten
Diabetes Weigh Pros and Cons of SGLT2 Inhibitors for Kidney Protection
Glaucoma Keep an Eye Out for Vyzulta to Treat Open-Angle Glaucoma
HIV & AIDS Expect to See Fewer Antibiotics for MAC Prophylaxis in Patients With HIV
Diabetes Watch for Med Changes When Diabetes Patients Have Surgery
Infectious Diseases Don't Advise Screening for UTIs in Most Patients Without Symptoms
Warts Tell Patients to Be Persistent When Treating Warts
Neurology & Pain Understand the Role of Radicava in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Insomnia Explain Risk of Strange Sleep Behaviours With "Z-Drugs"