Blood Sugar Control Before Surgery Associated With Fewer Infections Afterward For Diabetic Patients

... Patients with diabetes who have good control of blood glucose levels before having surgery may be less likely to have infections after their procedures, according to a study in the April issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Postoperative infections, including pneumonia, wound infection, urinary tract infection and sepsis (systemic blood infection), can lead to poor outcomes and high health care costs, according to background information in the article... click link for more info. ...