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kevkave

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Scunthorpe
Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Tablets (oral)
is fasting your first test off the day ....I read on here people write blood fasting ? or is it when they gone a day without food then test .?
 
Fasting BG test is usually the first thing you do on waking.
 
I do intermittent fasting when I have a 6 to 8 hour space for eating and 16 to 18 hours of fasting. It’s a constantly evolving and constantly learning thing.
 
I do intermittent fasting when I have a 6 to 8 hour space for eating and 16 to 18 hours of fasting. It’s a constantly evolving and constantly learning thing.
 
kevkave said:
is fasting your first test off the day ....I read on here people write blood fasting ? or is it when they gone a day without food then test .?
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FBG (fasting blood glucose) is the first reading on the morning after your overnight "fast" i.e. sleep.
If you then fast for the rest of the day then I guess technically they'd all be fasting blood glucose but not what is described here as such.
 
I think the important thing about FBG is that it should capture dawn phenomenon, or higher than usual blood sugars just before waking.
 
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