Was anyone given insulin in the hospital even IF you were not a diabetic?

[Thinkingthinner1109 485]

Find this very strange and called my doctors office when I got home and the nurse said she would have to check into it but I never got an answer back from her. So after my surgery while I was still on Dilaudid the staff began talking about taking my blood sugar, I am not a diabetic. My blood sugar when I went in was 96. They took my blood sugar several times and gave me insulin twice. When I asked the nurse he said....we monitor blood sugar closely, then I probably pushed my button on my pain pump and went to sleep. But I did question them again and got no answer. Nothing was ever mentioned pre op by either my doctor/the nurse or my NUT about them doing anything like that while I was in the hospital. I just found it really strange. On my discharge papers it also mentioned that my diabetic medications would not be ordered upon my release. Lol. I didn't have any diabetic medications because I am NOT a diabetic. I have a post op appt tomorrow and I just wanted to know if anyone else had this same situation? Thanks for the input.

[marfar7 1,533]

Same here. I've never been a diabetic but blood sugar was taken regularly and I was given insulin at least 4x in the 48 hrs I was there. They told me after wls, u sugar can skyrocket, so I didn't ask any more questions.

It's been fine since (13 mths ago).

Not sure what my sugars were while there, I was too gorked to ask...

[Thinkingthinner1109 485]

Well I am glad I was not the only one then. I just wish the doctor would have said something prior to the surgery. Lol

[joatsaint 2,814]

I don't know how many shots I got, at least 4. My blood sugar when above 250 and I've never even been close to being diabetic. The nurses tried to hide it, but they were freaking out and I overheard one of them say I was over 250. It only lasted for the day and I was released the next.

[1Day1Life4Now 882]

I didn't have the insulin shots but then my blood sugar tends to run on the low side anyway. Pain causes blood sugar to rise and its not unusual to be given insulin shots when in pain while you are in the hospital. A couple of years ago my husband was in a motorcyle accident and broke all of his ribs, had a head injury and numerous lacerations all over his body. They were giving him insulin shots in his stomach even though he wasn't diabetic. The nurses explained to me that the amount of pain he was in caused the blood sugar to rise and he needed the insulin to keep the blood sugar at a manageable level. I feel this is most likely the reason they were giving y'all the insulin. They had your health and best interest at heart so be thankful they paid such close attention to your vitals as it most certainly has helped in your recovery. Good luck to all of you.

[BitterSweet* 835]

1) A fasting blood sugar of 96 is on the higher end of normal. Not abnormal but on the higher end of the spectrum.

2) Surgery is traumatic and will cause a spike in blood sugar, not a decrease, even though you have not had anything to eat or drink.

3) Sometimes the Fluid you are given has dextrose in it, which will raise your blood sugar.

4) Checking blood sugar on post-op weight loss patients is normal. If you're too low they treat it. If it's too high, they treat it - and yes, with insulin, even if you're not a diabetic. The only issue to really check on is the discharge order for meds. The other stuff is normal. Hope this helps. =)