DIABETES MELLITUS IN SURGICAL PATIENTS BRioushould be given in small doses (8 to 20 units) every four hours on the basis of urine examinations.It may be necessary to give such patients 20 g. of glucose by intravenous injection with the pre-operative dose of insulin, and fluid feeds containing 20 g. of carbohydrate every four hours for the first day after the operation.
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