Fasting Blood Glucose
PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS
REPORT TO THE REGISTRATION RECEPTIONIST BEFORE COMING TO THE LAB.
OUT-PATIENT LABORATORY HOUR 7:00AM UNTIL 3:30PM.
FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE, LIPID (CHOLESTEROL)
ON THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR TEST, DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT, UNTIL AFTER YOU BLOO HAS BEEN DRAWN IN THE MORNING. A SMALL AMOUNT OF WATER MAY BE TAKEN FOR BRUSHING YOUR TEETH AND/OR TAKING MEDICATION. IF YOU ARE ON AN INSULIN SUPORT PLAN, ASK YOUR PHYSICIAN ABOUT TAKING YOUR INSULIN OR ORAL PILL FOR DIABETES.
FASTING BLOOD GLUCOSE, 2 HOUR POST-PARANDIAL GLUCOSE, AND 1 HOUR, 2 HOUR, 3 HOUR GLUCOSE GLUCOSE TOLERANT.
ON THE NIGHT BEFORE YOUR TEST, DO NOT EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING AFTER MIDNIGHT, UNTIL AFTER YOUR BLOOD HAS BEEN DRAWN IN THE MORNING. YOU WILL THEN BE INSTRUCTED TO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL AND TO GO EAT A HEARTY BREAKFAST. (BACON, EGGS, PANCAKES, JUICE, ETC. A BOWL OF CEREAL IS NOT SUFFICIENT.) REPORT BACK TO THE LAB 2 HOURS AFTER YOU FINISHED EATING BREAKFAST. YOUR BLOOD WILL BE DRAWN AGAIN AND THE GLUCOSE LEVEL DETERMINED. YOUR TEST IS THEN COMPLETE.