Do you donate blood? page

[TrackMom]

I used to be a regular blood donor. I haven't donated for a couple of years though. Too tired, too stressed, not enough time, didn't feel like it, etc.....

Now that I am feeling great, I want to go donate, but I am wondering if I should wait. To begin, I am in nutritional ketosis, and although it's working for me, I am wondering if it would be good for a sugar-burner recipient to received blood full of beta-hydroxybutyrate (keytones). Second, I am only 5 weeks into my journey, should I wait longer, and give my body more time to continue healing before donating?

[yodiewan]

I say go ahead. I don't really see how it could be bad for you or the recipient. Many studies show benefit for the donor. Here is one:
Iron stores, blood donation, and insulin sensitivi... [Clin Chem. 2005] - PubMed - NCBI

[suzyq]

I donate. I am sure if keytones were an issue it would be in the literature they have you read before donation or they would test you for it.

[magicmerl]

I donate. Go for it.

[Wulf]

your blood only adds a part to the the rest of the blood of the recipient so I doubt there will be an issue

[JoanieL]

Nope, but I'm happy to sell my plasma.

[Damiana]

Can't. I've got tiny veins, and the blood center told me to go home.

[Finnegans Wake]

Do it regularly - don't think ketosis should affect the overall picture at all.

[Paleobird]

I live in a state of NK and I donate every 8 weeks. I think my keytones will probably be good for whoever gets them.

[noodletoy]

ketones are not a factor, but i travel too frequently to europe now for them to accept my blood.