How much do the risks increase if someone is going to have Uterine Cancer Surgery and also has diabetes?

Your risk for infection is much higher than someone without diabetes. The stress of having surgery causes glucose levels to rise in people who DON'T have diabetes, so it's likely it will happen with the person having surgery. If the persons diabetes has been well controlled up to the point of surgery and isn't experiencing complications already, the surgical team will be keeping a close eye on glucose levels and insulin will given anytime glucose levels reach a certain point so that the risks are greatly reduced. I hope the person has an endocrinologist that can work with the surgeon, oncologist, etc. Keeping glucose under control has shown to greatly reduce risks. As I said before, even those who do not have diabetes experience. It's called stress induced diabetes. In those patients more agressive control over their glucose has reduced the risks and comlications of surgery (heart attack, stroke, etc.) They're monitored often and given insulin to keep their glucose from rising a certain point. I had a client who told me that anytime her glucose level went over 5mmo/l 90 mg/dl they gave her insulin to bring it back down. She doesn't have diabetes, but did have stress induced hyperglycemia. Obviously the risks of NOT having cancer removed is much greater than complications that could occur or the surgery would not be suggested.

their are always risks and for diabetics they do increase. however your dr is best in helping you make this decision. if you need the surgery you must have it!

It depends on how well one has managed their blood sugar. If they have been consistently out of control for a length of time, the risks increase, as does the recovery time. Conversely, if the blood sugar has been consistenly well managed, the risks decrease and healing is much quicker.