title: [Control of diabetes in the perioperative period].
abstract: Surgical procedure and anaesthesia commonly induce severe diabetes maladjustment. In these circumstances, optimal insulin administration is crucial and has been shown to prevent hyperglycaemia which is mostly due to insulin-counteracting hormones. We report the results obtained in 12 diabetic patients treated with a new method during various surgical procedures. The method consists of constant rate intravenous administration of a 5% glucose solution associated with intravenous insulin infusion delivered by an electric syringe at the rate of 1/2 U of insulin per hour for each glycaemic variation of 50 mg/dl. With this simple method, blood glucose concentrations remain close to physiological levels, and no hypoglycaemia occurs.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D005947:Glucose
vernacular_title: Le contrôle du diabète en période périopératoire.