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What is the purpose of fasting in a fasting plasma glucose test?
What is the purpose of fasting in a fasting plasma glucose test?
What is the purpose of fasting in a fasting plasma glucose test?
Fasting means that you have had nothing to eat or drink (except water) for 8 to 12 hours before the test. This will yeild best results and detect whether you have diabetes or not
Last updated on 15 Mar 2023
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How long must a patient fast before the fasting test for diabetes?
A person should fast 8-12 hours before giving the test.
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What happens if I don't fast before a glucose test?
If you dont fast before a glucose test then you will not get accurate results.
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Is glucose testing the same as a blood sugar test?
Yes they are same until you are referring to consumption of glucose test which is done during random or post prandial.
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My fasting blood sugar is 89.6 mg/dl, is it normal value?
Yes, it is a normal value.
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GLUCOSE, FASTING
FBS, FBG, Fasting Blood Sugar
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- 10- 12 Hr fasting is required