Yes you can assuming you keep good control over your a1c. May surgeons will want to make sure that your primary care or endocrinologist are on board with you having surgery to be extra safe.
Having diabetes is not a big deal if it’s well-managed. Poorly controlled diabetes can be devastating and put patients at increased risk for all kinds of secondary complications.As long as your diabetes has been well controlled and is well-controlled on the day of surgery you should be fine.Surgeons and anesthesiologist may have protocols. Most likely if you’re on a pump with monitor then things should be on auto pilot. Patients are often asked not to eat for eight hours before surgery and when that’s the case surgeons will sometimes ask patients to back off on their insulin dose in the morning to avoid hypoglycemia.This is simply something to discuss during your consultation.Best,Mats Hagstrom MD
