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I am a 71 year old man who has had heart surgery ten years ago and have diabetes?

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Dr. Matthew Hennig answered

Specializes in Surgery - Thoracic

Monitor your sugars: The best things you can do to ensure that the bypass continues to work for you is to make sure your glucose levels stay in the normal range and to not smoke.

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Answered 2/9/2017

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