Diabetes Diet, Eating, & Physical Activity. Nutrition and physical activity are important parts of a healthy lifestyle when you have diabetes. Along with other benefits, following a healthy meal plan and being active can help you keep your blood glucose level, also called blood sugar, in your target range. To manage your blood glucose, you need to balance what you eat and drink with physical activity and diabetes medicine, if you take any.
It may depend on the jurisdiction, and what they're testing for (drugs, alcohol), but blood test results are usually returned within 4-6 weeks. I have seen them take upwards of a year, but that was an unusual situation.Answer Applies to: California.t may depend on the jurisdiction, and what they're testing for (drugs, alcohol), but blood test results are usually returned within 4-6 weeks. I have seen them take upwards of a year, but that was an unusual situation.
Usually, you don't need to do anything else after a blood test. Results can take anywhere from a few minutes to a few weeks to come back. Your doctor should get the results.