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are fasting blood glucose tests reliable ? \ accurate ..3 months ago i had that test and it was 4.7
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<blockquote data-quote="Squire Fulwood" data-source="post: 999901" data-attributes="member: 44622"><p>A fasting test is only necessary when testing triglycerides. Personally I do not pay much heed to a fasting test of blood sugars. The reason is that if you don't eat, your liver will provide sugar in the form of a liver dump and this will raise the reading. Testing a liver dump is not that helpful and having it formally tested at the surgery just means waiting until the appointment time which can result in a reading being taken hours after you are up and about and also be meaningless.</p><p></p><p>Put your readings of 4.7 and 6 into that context and you have nothing to worry about.</p><p></p><p>I prefer to test before a meal and two hours after it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Squire Fulwood, post: 999901, member: 44622"] A fasting test is only necessary when testing triglycerides. Personally I do not pay much heed to a fasting test of blood sugars. The reason is that if you don't eat, your liver will provide sugar in the form of a liver dump and this will raise the reading. Testing a liver dump is not that helpful and having it formally tested at the surgery just means waiting until the appointment time which can result in a reading being taken hours after you are up and about and also be meaningless. Put your readings of 4.7 and 6 into that context and you have nothing to worry about. I prefer to test before a meal and two hours after it. [/QUOTE]
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