OOPS!!! - Nobody told us it was a 12 hour FBG
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From: starrin on 29 Jul 2008 14:44 This is how we learn I guess. We were simply told to take it in the a.m. before consuming anything by mouth. The 12 hours was not part of the equation, i.e. fasting consisted of simply not eating from the last time Sue ate, until she took the FBG the next morning. So. her normal thing is perhaps a small snack around 8-9 p.m., with another before bed, usually at 11 p.m. I would say the a.m. FBG is normally done between 8:30 and 10 a.m. Are all of these results then invalid? They've been running a bit high 110 to 120. We've been thinking of Dawn phenomenon. We may need to start over in that regard. But, how does one "feed" that before retiring and still not test for 12 hours? live and learn Sue and Roy
From: Peppermint Patootie on 29 Jul 2008 15:08 In article <ciou841a4a4b8kums7j4t074gt6unjn2rm(a)4ax.com>, starrin <starrin(a)verizon.net> wrote: > This is how we learn I guess. We were simply told to take it in the > a.m. before consuming anything by mouth. The 12 hours was not part of > the equation, i.e. fasting consisted of simply not eating from the > last time Sue ate, until she took the FBG the next morning. > So. her normal thing is perhaps a small snack around 8-9 p.m., with > another before bed, usually at 11 p.m. > I would say the a.m. FBG is normally done between 8:30 and 10 a.m. > Are all of these results then invalid? > They've been running a bit high 110 to 120. We've been thinking of > Dawn phenomenon. We may need to start over in that regard. But, how > does one "feed" that before retiring and still not test for 12 hours? > live and learn > Sue and Roy The only time you fast is when you're going in to the lab for an official draw. Otherwise, it's just your BG upon awakening. PP, T2
From: Julie Bove on 29 Jul 2008 16:30 "starrin" <starrin(a)verizon.net> wrote in message news:ciou841a4a4b8kums7j4t074gt6unjn2rm(a)4ax.com... > This is how we learn I guess. We were simply told to take it in the > a.m. before consuming anything by mouth. The 12 hours was not part of > the equation, i.e. fasting consisted of simply not eating from the > last time Sue ate, until she took the FBG the next morning. > So. her normal thing is perhaps a small snack around 8-9 p.m., with > another before bed, usually at 11 p.m. > I would say the a.m. FBG is normally done between 8:30 and 10 a.m. > Are all of these results then invalid? > They've been running a bit high 110 to 120. We've been thinking of > Dawn phenomenon. We may need to start over in that regard. But, how > does one "feed" that before retiring and still not test for 12 hours? > live and learn Huh? *What* is a 12 hour FBG? What are you taking? If you just want a FBG for a finger stick, then do it in the morning. If you are taking meds that need nothing in your system for 12 hours or are having labs done and must fast for 12 hours, that's different.
From: Nicky on 29 Jul 2008 17:26 On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 14:44:27 -0400, starrin <starrin(a)verizon.net> wrote: >This is how we learn I guess. We were simply told to take it in the >a.m. before consuming anything by mouth. Nah, don't worry about it - except for a fasting cholesterol reading from the lab. It's not critical for bg, you just need long enough to process all of the last meal. Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.4% BMI 25
From: Harold Groot on 29 Jul 2008 22:16
On Tue, 29 Jul 2008 22:26:27 +0100, Nicky <ukc802466929(a)btconnect.com> wrote: >Nah, don't worry about it - except for a fasting cholesterol reading >from the lab. It's not critical for bg, you just need long enough to >process all of the last meal. >Nicky. You post raises a question for me. I'm a regular blood donor, and among other things the blood bank I use gives the blood a cholesterol test and sends the donor the results (just total, not HDL/LDL/TR). But this is NEVER after fasting for 12 hours. When you donate blood they ask to make sure you have eaten with the past few hours. So - is fasting required for a cholesterol test or not? It would seem very odd that a blood bank would give cholesterol tests under conditions that they know would invalidate the tests. So maybe fasting is not required for a total cholesterol test but WOULD be required for a test broken down to the various sub-categories? |