If you are having a planned operation or examination, a plan for your diabetes care in hospital will be developed with you after you have had a pre-assessment appointment. The plan should include information about what will happen before, during or after your procedure, including what investigations or blood tests will be undertaken. A copy of this should be sent to the hospital team and a copy should be given to you to keep. Take it with you on admission to help inform the care you receive during your stay.
If your stay in hospital is planned, you will be able to take your diabetes supplies with you, including snacks and equipment. To enable hospital staff to use your own medication if necessary, it is useful to have them in the original packaging and appropriately labelled.
You should also expect to receive information about preparation for the stay; for example, this may be on fasting for a procedure. If you have not received any or enough information or are not sure about what you should do in preparation of your planned appointment, contact the relevant department of the hospital. You may also want to use this opportunity to ask about any relevant hospital policies.