I t is advised to work with your healthcare provider to come up with the safest surgery plan for you. Focus more on controlling your blood sugar levels weeks before your surgery starts. Your healthcare provider will do a medical exam and talk to you about your health. Inform your healthcare provider about all the medicines you are taking in. If you take insulin then ask your provider what dose should you take the night before or the day of your surgery. Frequent glucose monitoring is also advised to ensure glucose values are within normal ranges. Some surgeons may cancel the diabetes surgery if your blood sugar level is high when you arrive at the hospital for your surgery. If you take metformin, then ask your doctor about stopping it. Sometimes, it is stopped 48 hours before and after the surgery to decrease the risk of problems called lactic acidosis. Your provider will also ask you to meet a dietitian before the surgery, to provide you with a specific me...