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Hmm, I've got a blood draw in the morning and nobody's told me to fast before - I probably should :/

Posted by MojaveMeg (aka Mojave) May 2 '10, 20:22

Actually, they never tell me and I show up in the lab and someone says "you haven't eaten this morning, right?"

Guess I should also drive over there rather than walk before breakfast :)

But there is a Jack-in-the-Box right across the street...I could get breakfast there...

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Tequila isn't a food . :) -- nm - H-Mogul May 2, 21:40
I think the important one is the fasting blood sugar test, where they take one tube, have you drink some sugary goo, then do another in an hour -- nm - zeitgeist May 2, 20:41 14
- I guess that's never been a concern. -- nm - MojaveMeg May 2, 20:43 1
  - it's done to test for diabetes or insulin resistance. maybe other stuff as well. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 20:44
- you fast for regular blood sugar testing, too. -- nm - b! May 2, 20:42 11
  - What do you know about medical tests??? -- nm - nubby May 2, 20:45
  - hmmm. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 20:43 9
    - nm but: -- (link) - b! May 2, 20:47 8
      - From what I hear, it is cheaper to run the whole panel test than to pick and choice tests. The whole panel is now pretty much all automated versus - James Bond (aka Igor) May 2, 21:13 2
        
        so sad. I once knew how to do blood counts. I could make a perfect smear. - loosilu May 2, 21:55
        
        that matches what I've noticed for myself in recent years. - b! May 2, 21:38
      - makes sense. normally they don't write it on the lab order, but I fast anyway. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 20:51 4
        
        odd. I've been given the instructions for it multiple times since I was a kidlet. -- nm - b! May 2, 20:53 3
        
        yep, just checked the order for my next test. Metabolic panel, doesn't say fasting. - loosilu May 2, 20:59 2
        
        I don't think I had to for that, either. - b! May 2, 21:03 1
        
        I get basic. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 21:54
depends if they're doing cholesterol. I think the techs ask that by default. They always ask even though I only get cholesterol done 1/2 the time. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 20:33 2
- Yep, this is my oncology appt so I don't think it includes cholesterol and stuff. She ordered a liver panel in the past, and seemed a little put out - MojaveMeg May 2, 20:40 1
  - I get a metabolic panel twice a year, with lipid panel once a year. fun fun. -- nm - loosilu May 2, 20:42
Depending on what they're testing for, I think. -- nm - nubby May 2, 20:29

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Hmm, I've got a blood draw in the morning and nobody's told me to fast before - I probably should :/

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