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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you do a full 12 hour fast? Meaning you had no food 12 hours before the time of your fasting bloodwork?

A lot of people don't do that. They'll eat dinner at 8 or 9 PM and then having "fasting" bloodwork at 7 am the next morning.

My doctor doesn't even like for me to brush my teeth or use mouthwash the night before or morning of my fasting bloodwork.

And also, I'm like you PP. Very normal weight and very healthy lifestyle and I'm pre-diabetic. Diabetes does run in my family, though. And to make things even crazier, my sister is overweight and is a T1D. Those 2 things almost never go together. You can do everything right in life and genetics will still give you a kick in the pants. [/quote]

I actually did 13 hours! I only had water not 13 hours. Although I do think I brushed my teeth twice. I will avoid that this time around, so thank you for that tip. Shockingly my doctor actually says fasting isn’t even necessary AND SHE ACTUALLY DOESN’T RECOMMEND IT, which is nuts to me. I don’t know how they can get an accurate reading from your blood unless you’re fasting.
-OP[/quote]

A glucose test matters for fasting. A1C is a measure of how many carbs your body processed in past 3 months, so fasting doesn't matter.

Type 1 Diabetic[/quote]

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