Perioperative glycaemic profiles in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with diabetes mellitus

Authors' conclusion

Despite being 14 years younger and having greater preoperative comorbidity and higher HbA1c levels, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people demonstrated higher rates of perioperative hypoglycaemia, but otherwise broadly comparable perioperative glycaemic profiles to their non-Indigenous Australian counterparts. Further research should ideally be Indigenous-led, and prospectively evaluate interventions to both reduce cumulative glycaemic burden and optimise perioperative glycaemia using modern diabetes technologies in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people both with and without diabetes mellitus.