I just had a whole weeks worth of carbs

[chadci]

Not by choice, though. 2 - 3 times a year my office has a blood draw team come in so we can donate. They would not let me leave until I had some juice and my choice of crackers or cookies. The juice must have had a ton of sugar in it as the carb count was really high and the crackers were in the 40s.

[FwL]

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I love it.

"Here... let us take your life fluid, and in return, we'll force you to ingest some poison."

[jimmyolsenblues]

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well at least you know you did somethig good and you will get right back on track asap.

[pagliaccia]

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Yeah, situations like this are tough to get around. Just get yourself back on track and you should be fine. Best of luck to you!

[Empyre]

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Not by choice, though. 2 - 3 times a year my office has a blood draw team come in so we can donate. They would not let me leave until I had some juice and my choice of crackers or cookies. The juice must have had a ton of sugar in it as the carb count was really high and the crackers were in the 40s.

This could have been easily averted by Communicating beforehand.

....Not that it matters either way.

[not2late]

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I wonder why they wouldn't just let you eat your Atkins lunch?

The real problem with giving blood is the loss of blood volume, which would make you feel dizzy, etc. The way to counter that would be to hydrate/drink water and eat something that has electrolytes, not just sugar.

[chadci]

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Well, I had drank a lot of water and felt especially dizzy after... more than I have in the past. I'm guessing it's all that sugar my body is no longer used to.

I'm not sure that communicating beforehand would have had any benefit, the guy was new'ish and played by the rules.

[Lisa]

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I really loathe the way blood suckers force their thoughts of high sugared carbage.

[pagliaccia]

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As a former phlebotomist, I assure you they're just conforming to the procedures and policies that they have to follow. They aren't pushing a high-carb agenda, just trying to make sure they don't get sued when someone passes out.

[chadci]

Re: I just had a whole weeks worth of carbs

As a former phlebotomist, I assure you they're just conforming to the procedures and policies that they have to follow. They aren't pushing a high-carb agenda, just trying to make sure they don't get sued when someone passes out.

That's what I had assumed as well. Thanks!

[imagood1]

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Next time have some tomato juice with you and some cheese crackers or rolled up meat w/cheese inside.

[IrishIrish]

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I give blood every 3 to 4 months (uncommon blood type) and have for the last three years. I just bring in my own snacks and they are fine with that as long as I hydrate and eat my snacks while I am there.

[keriann_forgoodthistime]

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yeah - i understand - i had ear surgery last month and when I woke up they were feeding me applesauce and sprite.

really couldn't do anything about it - had it - enjoyed the taste - went home and went back to my low-carb life. :P

[sombersusie]

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interesting post, i too give blood, im o neg so the blood suckers luv me . they don't force the fluids on me till after i give, so i can just drink water while i sit and not have the cookies or crackers. beef jerky or nuts would be a nice option......