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If i ate a pop tart at 3am & had a breath test with glucose at 11 30 am. would that throw off the test. false positive.

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Dr. David Rosenfeld answered

Maybe true positive: You ate a big sugar load 8 hours before the test. That may have produced a false positive or you may really be positive. Generally patients should not eat for 8 hours before the test, but a big sugar load 8 hours before was a bad decision.

Dr Fowler agreed

Answered 7/18/2014

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A member asked:

If i ate a pop tart at 3am & had a breath test with glucose at 11 30 am. would that throw off the test. false positive.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. David Rosenfeld answered

Dr Fowler agreed

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