[mageerobin]

From another thread:

Memo: sugar free Red Bull makes your blood 'sticky' An Australian study found the sugar free version of the caffeine-loaded beverage causes the blood to become sticky and increases the chance of a life threatening clot.
Dr Scott Willoughby, who tested the drink on students, said: “One hour after they drank Red Bull, their blood systems were no longer normal. They were abnormal like we would expect in a patient with cardiovascular disease.
“If you add in other risk factors for cardiovascular disease - stress or high blood pressure - this could be potentially deadly.”

I am a confessed Diet Coke junkie. Is this why I have noticed that blood in my forearm flows quicker into my test strip than blood from my fingers? Has anyone else noticed this?

[dougjgreen]

I guess that this is what they meant when they said that

"Red Bull gives you wings"

It turns you into an angel.

[Tropical83]

Wow! Isn't that something. I'm glad I never tried it!

[BlueSky]

Originally Posted by mageerobin

... I am a confessed Diet Coke junkie. Is this why I have noticed that blood in my forearm flows quicker into my test strip than blood from my fingers? Has anyone else noticed this?

You bleed more easily from the arm because blood vessels are bigger and closer to the skin surface. I really don't think it has anything to do with drinking coke .

[shutterbug]

Originally Posted by dougjgreen

I guess that this is what they meant when they said that

"Red Bull gives you wings"

It turns you into an angel.

Thats a good one

[mageerobin]

Originally Posted by BlueSky

You bleed more easily from the arm because blood vessels are bigger and closer to the skin surface. I really don't think it has anything to do with drinking coke .

Not the quickness of bleeding------but how fast the droplet is absorbed into the strip.