Re: Blood "thickness" question

On Aug 12, 4:15 pm, Tiger_Lily <m...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
William Hershman wrote:
Dear very smart people on this group:

Sometimes when I prick my finger to check bg level, the blood is very
thin...like water.   Other times it's thick, like oil or syrup.     I've
noticed absolutely no relationship between thick or thin and bg reading..
(sometimes thin and high, sometimes thick and high; same for thick/low &
thin/low.)     Just wondered if anyone else notices this and what it means,
if anything.
Thanks for reading my post.
Bill H

ya, i've noticed that too

i think i've found out why........ when it's HOT my blood is very thin
when it's cold, it seems to be thicker

watch...... i'll disprove that to myself this year :)


Ummmm... Wouldn't your blood temp stay at 98.6 with the exception of
when you have a fever or hypothermia? And if your blood is at the
constant temperature wouldn't the viscosity remain the same IF you are
claiming the change in viscosity is temperature related?
Hydration would seem to be a much more likely reason.
IMHO

Sean
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