# Post Surgery High Blood Sugar **URL:** \ **Category:** General Support\ **Created:** [May 10, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/post-surgery-high-blood-sugar/74769 "2025-05-10T00:47:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kiwifuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a88e4f/32.png) [@kiwifuzz](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/kiwifuzz)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/post-surgery-high-blood-sugar/74769/1 "2025-05-10T00:47:08Z")
Hey all! My blood sugar is over 180 and has been for hours and I’d like to bring it down. I had a minor foot surgery (non diabetes related) this morning so it’s causing me to stay elevated. Before my doctors told me not to stack insulin/rage bolus- so don’t take correction doses within 3 hours of each other. However I took 2 units 1-2 hours ago and my blood sugar hasn’t budged. I want to give another unit before 3 hours. What do yall think? (I know you can’t give medical advice just curious about personal) Is this stacking? Or different because Im not correcting a food high? ---
**Author:** ![wadawabbit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/wadawabbit/32/3890_2.png) [@wadawabbit](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/wadawabbit)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/post-surgery-high-blood-sugar/74769/2 "2025-05-10T09:14:16Z")
Waiting for those numbers to start coming down is like watching paint dry, but in time they should. My doctor told me not to add insulin for 4 hours unless I realize I’ve miscalculated, I personally have found that having ketones in my system does keep those numbers from moving, so I drink a bottle of water (maybe two) just in case I need it, and sure enough eventually they do. You’ve just had surgery, your numbers are a little high, and it’s the weekend. Being stressed over them isn’t going to help your healing - a call to your endo (answering service) may be helpful. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/dennis/32/5527_2.png) [@Dennis](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/Dennis)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/post-surgery-high-blood-sugar/74769/3 "2025-05-10T13:11:43Z")
Hello Sidney @kiwifuzz and welcome back. For me personally, I wouldn’t make any more corrections beyond 2 units of Rapid-Acting with a 180 BG. Following a “minor procedure” I would resume my usual day, dosingvinsulin appropriately for my usual 230 grams of carbs and Cary on activity that my foot will permit. Mentioning that you took 2 units of some insulin didn’t give a complete picture - for me, 2 units of rapid-acting insulin at 2:00 PM without food would drop my BGL about 180 mg/dl. ---
**Author:** ![joe](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/forum.breakthrought1d.org/joe/32/2937_2.png) [@joe](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/u/joe)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.breakthrought1d.org/t/post-surgery-high-blood-sugar/74769/4 "2025-05-10T14:56:42Z")
It is stacking but I might stack under certain circumstances. I am also sensitive to activity so I might try to get any kind of exercise in, instead of taking more insulin. I prefer movement to insulin when I can. I get it foot surgery will likely prevent you from a walk, but chair yoga, stretching, arm movement may be an alternative. Good luck. ☘☮