Having Heart Surgery? Watch Your Blood Sugar, Especially If You're Overweight Or Older
Saturday, June 7, 2008 - 14:21
in Health & Medicine
Nearly half of all heart surgery patients may experience blood sugar levels high enough to require temporary insulin treatment after their operation, even though they've never had diabetes, according to a new study. And a significant minority of those patients might need to take medicines for days or even weeks after they leave the hospital, to help their blood sugar levels reach normal again, the researchers show.
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