Thanks Tim
But don't you think it make sense if there was some standardisation ?
Peter
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> Sent: 28 October 2003 17:14
> To: PETER HOWELL; [log in to unmask]
> Subject: RE: Fasting
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> I usually tell patients to fast from bedtime [on the groungs that we are
> trying to find their physiological trough levels]. Fasting from 6pm until
> 9am would give an unnaturally low estimate of the truth. And since
> cholesterol is barely affected by fasting whilst triglycerides have a broad
> interpretation of what is significantly elevated, it doesn't really matter f
> the trigs are 0.4mmol higer after a 12 hour fast than after a 16 hour
> fast...
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: PETER HOWELL [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 28 October 2003 15:45
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> > Subject: Fasting
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> >
> > Does anyone on the list know of any 'gold' standard
> > recommendations for adequate intervals of patient fasting for
> > blood glucose and/or lipids ?
> > A local GP is getting conflicting advice from the 2 local
> > hospital laboratories he uses, and to confuse matters further
> > has also had a request from a Private Insurance Company for a
> > fasting blood glucose on a patient of his, telling him that
> > the patient is required to fast for only 6 hours.
> > Can anyone help ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> >
> > Peter Howell
> > Wrexham Maelor Hospital
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