Perioperative Management of Adult Patients with Diabetes Wearing Devices: A Society for Perioperative Assessment and Quality Improvement (SPAQI) Expert Consensus Statement

In recent years, the integration of advanced diabetes technology into the care of individuals with diabetes has grown exponentially. Given their increasing prevalence, insulin-requiring people with diabetes may present to preoperative clinics or the operating rooms wearing such devices. While advantageous from a diabetes management perspective, for those unfamiliar with devices this can add another layer of complexity to diabetes management in both the outpatient and inpatient settings, particularly because of the rapidly evolving technology. Therefore, perioperative clinicians need to become familiar with diabetes technological advances, and device features and have an understanding of how they can be used in the perioperative period. This consensus statement aims to serve as an educational material as well as to serve as a guide to perioperative clinicians caring for patients wearing diabetes devices (insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitors).