|
|
|
|
Can I Donate If I'm A Diabetic?
As a diabetic,
your eligibility is determined by your medication.
Diabetics
who take oral anti-diabetic medications, like Glucophage, Avandia, Actos,
Glipizide, Starlix, and Prandin can give blood to help Hawaii's
patients. Diabetics taking Byetta, an injectable glucose-regulating
prescription drug, can also donate. If you are dependent on insulin
injections, you will not be able to donate.
Diabetes is
a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a
hormone in the body that helps convert sugar, starches, and other foods
into energy. According to the American Diabetes Association, 20.8
million children and adults in the United States have diabetes and
another 41 million Americans have pre-diabetes.
|
|
|
