Hey I have a Blood Lab question?!


Question: Hey I have a Blood Lab question!?
I have a blood lab in about and hour and i was wondering that if the sugar from the toothpaste would show up there!. They are drawing blood from me so i dont know if i should brush my teeth or not!.!.HELP!!Www@Answer-Health@Com


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A Fasting is defined as a 12-hour overnight restriction of everything except water and medications!. The limitations your OB physician is imposing seem overly restrictive and without support in the literature!. No studies or articles on diabetic testing recommend abstaining from water or from brushing one's teeth prior to a glucose-tolerance test!. An extensive literature search failed to find any study on the effects of toothpaste on blood-sugar levels!.

Nevertheless, I contacted several toothpaste manufacturers and asked if their products contain any sugars!. The Colgate Palmolive Office of Consumer Affairs said Colgate does not contain sugar, saying it "would defeat the purpose of toothpaste!." According to a company spokesperson, Colgate Total contains sorbitol and glycerine ("sugar alcohols")!. For sweeteners, both Crest and Colgate products use sodium saccharin!. Even though trace amounts of sorbitol and glycerine may be ingested or absorbed while brushing, they are thought to have little to no effect on blood-sugar levels as tested in the clinical laboratory!.

SO YOU CAN BRUSH YOUR TEETHWww@Answer-Health@Com

Scott:
think about that for aa moment, how effective will a toothpaste be if a major ingredient is sugar!? you would be sugar packing your teeth every time you brushed!. check the ingredients and I believe you will find a non-sugar sweetener!.You may want to call the lab on the day before just to make sureWww@Answer-Health@Com

Yes, you can brush your teeth!. I allow my patients who are having surgery to brush their teeth!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

of course you can brush your teeth!.!.!.Www@Answer-Health@Com





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