Blood colour

[emmgeo]

I am not sure if its my imagination but I swear sometimes my blood looks a darker red than it does at other times on my finger prick.
It also seems a bit watery at times, it seems the darker red it is the thicker the blood seems to be.
Anyone else noticed this.

 

[SueEK]

Definitely although sometimes it is because I haven’t dried my hands properly but yes often a different shade of red ( would that make a good book Title?) lol

 

[Sally71]

Bright red blood is full of oxygen and is from an artery. Dark red blood has had the oxygen removed by the body cells and is from a vein. So it just depends exactly which blood vessel you have managed to stab this time!

 

[Ditto]

I don't care what colour it is as long as I can get some. More than a pinprick would be wonderful. 🙂

 

[zoombapup]

Yep, mine changes colour all the time. I was hoping it was because some of it was fizzy and the other stuff still, but I think that might be wishful thinking on my part.

 

[KARNAK]

If I drink Guinness it comes out very dark with a head on it.😳

 

[Northerner]

Arteries tend to be very deep - I can still remember when I got diagnosed and was lying in A&E and the doctor tried to get some arterial blood from my wrist 😱 I couldn't believe how much it hurt and wondered why he was hurting me so much! 😱 (I was totally out of it at the time, with DKA). It is true though that bright red blood is more oxygenated - mine is bright red after a run, but much darker when I've been slobbing out on the couch

 

[PhoebeC]

If I drink Guinness it comes out very dark with a head on it.😳