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I had a few sips of alcohol around midnight last night, how long before it won't affect my blood test? i'm going for glucose testing, among others..
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Few sips: If it is only a few sips that you had then withing 8 hours it should no longer have an effect on your blood tests.
Answered 3/11/2018
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