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Can I still take my amoxicillin while fasting for blood work?

I’m supposed to take it every 6 hours but if I fast for 12 hours then i’ll miss two doses.

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How do you stick with a healthy diet to manage your diabetes when you work in a dietary mine field?

I am a weak woman. It is so easy to eat what is convenient. It is easy to eat snacks provided by my employer instead of preparing a meal when deadlines are bearing down on me. I know the risks of unhealthy eating. My aunt died from complications relating to out of control diabetes.

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DR. called and I need more blood work. Have a low white count?

The title says it all. Last week I went to the doctor because I’ve been having some stomach issues the last 2 weeks. needless to say before I left I was scheduled for a sonogram of my gallbladder and had blood work done. They also put me on pepside for a month. To day the [...]

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Will regular blood work with no fasting show diabetes?

I have been feeling really off lately. I am thirsty all the time, more than normal bathroom breaks, dizzy spells, no energy-tired all the time. I went to the doctor and they did blood work, my appt was at 4:00pm. They did not have me fast for the tests. They blood work came back normal….So [...]

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Are you supposed to take your meds when having fasting blood work done?

My husband has high blood pressure & I have diabetes. He will take his pills the morning he is have fasting blood work. I was never told that. If it right for him but not right for me or are you always supposed to take your pills?

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I just had some fasting blood work done, to check my current health status. Is 98 a good triglycerides score?

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Study shows PRP, commonly used technique to improve healing, doesn’t work in rotator cuff surgery

Study shows PRP, commonly used technique to improve healing, doesn’t work in rotator cuff surgery ( Hospital for Special Surgery ) For years, doctors have used platelet rich plasma (PRP) to promote healing in various surgeries, but a recent study demonstrates that a type of PRP did not improve healing after rotator cuff repair. The [...]

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will chewing a Tylenol or Advil make it work faster?

i know that both take a long time to work their way into teh blood stream and your gums are a very direct root there. people used to rub cocaine on their gums to get high so i was assuming it was the same concept. they make chewable versions of Tylenol and Advil with the [...]

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How can I get out of taking that diabetes blood work test?

Im pregnant & the last test they want to do on me is the blood work to test for diabetes. I dont want to have that test taken, so I dont know what to do because she said every pregnant women has to take it. Can anyone help?

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I am having fasting blood work done tomorrow. Can I still rink water over night?

I know I am gonna be thirsty can I drink water?

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