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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GrantGam" data-source="post: 1432942" data-attributes="member: 295621">Hello [USER=393670]@Toby17[/USER] and welcome to the forum.It's a grey area when it comes to fasting and non-fasting bloods; not so much grey actually, more subject to the opinion of the doctor who requests them.I can tell you that I have never fasted, nor been asked to fast, for any diabetes related blood tests. Although I'm T1, the tests are the same - HbA1c, U+E's, lipid profile and thyroid function (the latter may not be applicable).It's my opinion that fasting for blood tests is non-essential; if it was then I would have been asked by now... However, if fasting is what your doctor wants then it's probably best that you follow through with their request<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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