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Q: What are the 3 rarest blood types?

The rarest blood types are: B negative(B -ve), which is found in 1.5 percent of the total population. AB negative(AB -ve), which is found in 0.6 percent of the total population. AB positive(AB +ve), which is found in 3.4 percent of the total population.

Q: What is the golden blood type?

Rh-null One of the world's rarest blood types is one named Rh-null. This blood type is distinct from Rh negative since it has none of the Rh antigens at all. There are less than 50 people who have this blood type. It is sometimes called “golden blood.

Q: Which blood group is hardest to get?

What's the rarest blood type? AB negative is the rarest of the eight main blood types - just 1% of our donors have it. Despite being rare, demand for AB negative blood is low and we don't struggle to find donors with AB negative blood.

Q: When can you not donate blood?

You cannot donate blood if you: Are HIV positive Are a Hepatitis B or C carrier Have received money or drugs for sex Have taken injections with drugs, body-building drugs or injectable tanning agents

Q: Why is blood group O negative considered the universal donor?

A person having O negative blood group lacks all the antigens and hence has antibodies against A and B antigens in their plasma. Hence they can donate blood to people with any blood group.

Q: When is blood sugar the highest?

The highest peak blood sugar levels generally occur 1 hour after a meal if carbs were eaten. At 2 hours, protein begins to break down into blood sugar so one may begin to see some food effect. Test both before and after your snack and see what differences in readings you may notice.

Q: What are 10 warning signs of diabetes?

Some of the symptoms of type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes are: • Feeling more thirsty than usual. • Urinating often. • Losing weight without trying. • Presence of ketones in the urine. ... • Feeling tired and weak. • Feeling irritable or having other mood changes. • Having blurry vision. • Having slow-healing sores.

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