Dr Walker offers a wide variety of comprehensive gastroenterological services. Outpatient consulting is provided in our private rooms at the Gold Coast Private Hospital Specialists Suites in Southport. Inpatient consultation is offered at the Gold Coast Private and Pindara Private Hospitals.
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PRE PROCEDURE DIABETES MANAGEMENT
SGLT2 Inhibitors “flozins”
- example – Dapagliflozin (Forziga, Xigduo); Empagliflozin (Jiardiance, Jiardamet, Glyxambi)
- Do not take the day prior to procedure, nor on the day of procedure
Other Oral Hypoglycaemics
- example – Metformin, Glimepiride, Gliclazide, Pioglitazone, Acarbose, Sitagliptin
- Do not take your diabetes medication the morning of the procedure.
Insulin – dependent patients
For both morning and afternoon procedures
- Day prior to your procedure:
- Take half the evening short acting insulin
- Take half of the evening Lantus insulin
- Take half the evening long acting insulin (if not using Lantus)
- Day of procedure:
- Do not take your morning insulin
Remember, you may consume apple juice and Gatorade-type drinks while on your clear liquid diet to maintain your “sugars”.
Please bring your medication with you to your procedure
- You will be able to take your usual diabetes medication following the procedure when you resume a normal diet.
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Gold Coast Private Hospital
Suite 8, Ground Floor
14 Hill Street, Southport QLD 4215
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