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I'm having a blood test to check for diabetes in 2 hours. i have a headache can i take 600mg of ibuprofen, will that affect my test?

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Dr. Thomas Knecht
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Ibuprofen with WATER: Hi. Ibuprofen taken with WATER is fine and will not disrupt your glucose tolerance test. Obviously you cannot take it with a sugar-containing beverage!
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