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Why is good blood sugar level important for surgery?
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Why is good blood sugar level important for surgery?

Diabetic patients should be constantly measuring their blood sugar levels. Dr. Ganan tells us that long term blood sugar levels can be measured through blood tests.

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Blood sugar levels are really complex. Of course, everyone should be monitoring their sugars regularly if they're diabetic. However, we know that isn't always the case. We can check your long-term control with blood tests. It's a blood test called HPA1C. But again, for us to understand and support you with that. Compliance is the first step for yourselves in terms of your regular medications because only then can we work out whether you need new ones or whether or not you need to progress onto different types of regimes as well.

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