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A couple of years ago I had a bad experience after having my blood drawn for a lipid test. I was healthy, but because I fasted too long (12-16 hours) and didn't drink water, I got extremely light headed and weak. My blood pressure went down real low and I had to put my head between my knees and drink juice. I... show more A couple of years ago I had a bad experience after having my blood drawn for a lipid test. I was healthy, but because I fasted too long (12-16 hours) and didn't drink water, I got extremely light headed and weak.
A: Aspirin doesn't cause blood glucose levels to rise, and neither do most blood pressure medicines. One category of blood pressure medicines, thiazide diuretics, may cause a small rise in blood glucose. Reasons for the variations in your blood glucose readings at home and at your doctor's office could be: 1  Feeling stressed prior to and when visiting your doctor. Stress can make blood glucose levels rise. 2  The reading done in your doctor's office might have been taken from your arm and analyzed by the lab.