All diabetic patients being admitted for emergency surgery require intravenous control of their blood glucose irrespective of the severity of their diabetes.
If the patient is in a diabetic ketoacidotic crisis, effective control of the metabolic disorder will be advantageous in two ways:
A few hours spent correcting ketoacidosis is essential unless the patient is in extremis: usually, there are electrolytes and acid-base abnormalities.
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