Having heart surgery? Watch your blood sugar, especially if you're overweight or older

Sunday, June 8, 2008 - 13:14 in Health & Medicine

Nearly half of all heart surgery patients may experience blood sugar levels high enough to require temporary insulin treatment after their operation, even though they've never had diabetes, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Health System.

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