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Can we drink water before blood sugar test while doing non fasting check for blood sugar
Should we wait for 2 hours or we can get the same checked after 1 and half hour
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Dr. Anil Kumar Jain
General Physician
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello there.
Drinking water is fine, but for post prandial blood sugar, you need to get it done after 2 hours only as that's the standard which is set or else the results won't be considered proper. Regards
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Dr. Hithysh BM
General Physician
5 yrs exp
Bangalore
Hello yes you can drink water only if you feel very thirsty or when you cannot tolerate yes according to the protocol you need to wait for 2 hrs for post prandial test consult physician for further queries.
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