Which Lab Tests Do You Need To Fast For?

Barbara Wolfe

Serum cholesterol

vicki deem

Glucose and lipid panel

Barbara Writes

Glucose test.

m angelo

Lipid profile

Fabiane DeSouza

Whenever says fasting in your order. But if you not sure, ask your Doctor.

Mia Newsome

I know that you need to fast for a glucose test because I just had one.

chelsea depape

Oh my gosh, so many. If you're going into a lab for testing and you need to fast, the lab techs or your doctor will tell you.

Brie Riemenschneider

The most accurate way to test any lab is to fast. Different foods can throw off lab values and medical staff aren't always great about reminding people not to eat beforehand.

Karen Ann Monk Blackshear-Francis

List of lab tests that require fasting Vitamin B12 (fS-B12) C-peptide (fS-C-pept) Folate (fS-Fol) Gastrin (fS-Gastriin) Glucose (fS/fP-Gluc) Calcitonin (fS-CT) Calcium (fS-Ca) Cholesterol (fS-Chol) HDL-cholesterol (fS-HDL-Chol) LDL-cholesterol (fS-LDL-Chol) Triglycerides (fS-Trigl)