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I have diabetes shoulder pain in both shoulder's and my ortho dr refuses to do surgery on rotator cuff. my diabetes isn't under control, is surgery po?
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If your diabetes is: not in control your doctor does not want to put you at risk for poor healing which may put you in a worse position than you were before the surgery started. Why not get your diabetes under control first?
Answered 3/26/2017
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