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can a diabetic donate blood
can a diabetic donate blood
I have been donating plasma for 14 months and I just got deferred for 16 weeks because I had a colonoscopy yesterday! It's a rule they have at the center where I donate.
As long as you do no drugs, or certain medications, you can donate plasma at a plasma center, and they will even pay you up to $50 per donation.
I think it takes about 8-12 hours or about a few days
Don't take speed.
Your doctor will know if it is safe for you to take aspirin and Plavix together and for how long. Generally, it is not recommended to take any other blood thinning agents while taking Plavix for risk of increased bleeding.
Yes. There is no deferral for potential donors taking statins for elevated lipids or total cholesterol.
Because MRSA is an active bacterial infection, you should not donate plasma for as long as you have an active infection of MRSA. There are a number of MRSA plasma donation studies available where you can be paid $200+ per donation to help researchers develop new diagnostic tools, treatments, and cures. Several such options are below: http://www.idonateplasma.com https://twitter.com/IDonatePlasma http://www.myspace.com/seracare http://www.linkedin.com/pub/i-donate-plasma-for-research/21/b09/726
depends on the stent if its drug eluting (coated with stuff that works like teflon) or if its a bare metal stent. bare metal stents usally require plavix for a year, drug eluting at least 3 months. but this is usually up to the cardiologist. and a lot of cardiologist prefer to keep to patients on plavix indefinitely as a precaution. But its expensive stuff and if u lost ur insurance or are in the medicare doughnut hole dont be afraid to ask your Dr if its time to to discontinue it.
By using a centrifuge. I donate platelets, not whole blood and it is done by this method. They spin out what they need. whole blood donations can also be split to help as many as three different patients. You can't derive blood from plasma. You can derive plasma from blood all day long, but you can't derive a whole (blood) from a part (plasma).
No you are not supposed to donate blood while on methotrexate as it causes birth defects and could cause a birth defect for unborn children If given to pregnant mothers. It is not on the exclusion list for the Red Cross because in asking them the list of medications that exclude donating would be too long and your doctor should inform you of the risks when you start these medications.