[Treatment of diabetes mellitus in perioperative medicine-an update].

This article presents the implications of the current concepts of diabetes treatment for perioperative medicine, particularly the changes due to new oral antidiabetic agents and insulin pump treatment. Some of the currently available guidelines are discussed with respect to the care of diabetes patients in childhood and adulthood in connection with an operation. Finally, possible perspectives in the field of monitoring and treatment of diabetes patients are discussed. PMID: 33141238 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Der Anaesthesist - Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Tags: Anaesthesist Source Type: research