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I had one medjool date last night at 10pm. i was told to fast 8 hours for my 3 hour glucose test, could the date raise my blood sugar & affect the result the test today?

Q: i had one medjool date last night at 10pm. i was told to fast 8 hours for my 3 hour glucose test, could the date raise my blood sugar & affect the result the test today?

: As long as you fasted 8 hours after your last intake of food, it will not affect the test results. One date is not likely to affect the results even if it interrupted your 8 hour fast. Wish you good health!

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Dr. Gurmukh Singh answered

As long as you fasted 8 hours after your last intake of food, it will not affect the test results. One date is not likely to affect the results even if it interrupted your 8 hour fast. Wish you good health!

Answered 1/6/2022

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I had one medjool date last night at 10pm. i was told to fast 8 hours for my 3 hour glucose test, could the date raise my blood sugar & affect the result the test today?

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