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My 13 year old daughter with cerebral palsy is scheduled for a two-hour orthopedic surgery in another state in several months. She was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of nine. She has been on an insulin pump for one year. I have several questions.

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My son is scheduled to have orthopedic surgery in the afternoon. Will he have to fast all day before the surgery? If so how do we handle his insulin and blood sugars?

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My husband has had type 1 diabetes for 11 years now. We are done having children. Are there risks associated with a vasectomy?

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My 19 year old daughter, who has type 1 diabetes, has been approved for gastric bypass surgery, and I have several questions.

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My son has had type 1 for 6 months. His adenoids and tonsils need to be removed. I am concerned about the effects on his diabetes. I would appreciate any information you can provide.

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My six and one-half year old year old daughter was diagnosed with type 1 about three years ago. Her blood sugar has been in good control with three daily shots. She needs an appendectomy, and I have several questions.

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I have just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I have hypothyroidism. Recently, I had to have my gall bladder removed. When I went back to have my glucose (fasting) done again it was 188. Did my surgery cause the reading to be off? Second, I have hypothyroidism. Since my metabolism is running so slow, could that be affecting my glucose reading?

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My girlfriend, who has diabetes, is scheduled to have knee surgery. Is it standard procedure for people with diabetes to be given antibiotics prior to their operations to help fight off possible infection?

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I am planning to have surgery on my feet and went to a podiatrist but had to have a physical. I went to my family doctor, and I asked him to do several tests including a blood sugar As I suspected, it was high, and he put me on oral medication. Are there any time-released medications? What about having surgery on my foot when my sugar is under control?

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My son is six years old and has had type 1 for about a year. He needs a tonsillectomy and the doctor is advising me to give him two-thirds of the NPH in the morning. Since he cannot eat possibly the whole day, is it still okay for him to have NPH in the morning?

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