Perioperative treatment of patients with diabetes having eye surgery with local anesthesia in an ambulatory facility.

Background And Objective: To evaluate the incidence of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia in diabetic patients on the morning of eye surgery scheduled under local anesthesia in an ambulatory surgery facility.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective analysis of fasting blood glucose levels in 216 diabetic patients on 326 admissions.

Results: The fasting blood glucose level was 80 mg/dL or lower in 10 patient admissions (3%).