Analysis Of Local Anesthesia With Adrenaline In Diabetic Patients Undergoing Extractions

Abstract

Background: To analyse local anesthesia with adrenaline in diabetic patients.

Materials & methods: A total of 40 patients were enrolled. The age group of subjects was 30 to 70 years. The subjects were divided into 2 groups. Group A were healthy individuals and group B were type II diabetes individuals. Lignocaine with adrenaline (1: 80000) was used as local anesthetic agent. Immediately after local anaesthetic administration, peripheral blood glucose estimation using the glucometer was repeated. Further readings were obtained  20 min after local anaesthetic administration. Results were obtained and analysed using SPSS software.

Results: Variations in blood glucose levels for the healthy and diabetic patients when treated under lignocaine with adrenaline. In group A, the mean levels of blood glucose before L.A were 86.52 whereas, in group B the mean glucose levels were 202.36. The mean levels of blood glucose with L.A administration after 20 min.  in group A was 102.38 and in group B were 238.38.

Conclusion: Adrenaline containing  LA should be used with caution in Type 2 diabetes.