Fasting before tests

Some laboratory tests require fasting before blood is drawn in order to allow correct medical interpretation of the results.

How to fast?

• A fasting-blood test is taken in the morning before eating, drinking or smoking.
• You are not allowed to eat starting from 10 PM a night before the test. Drinking water is allowed
• A day before the test you are allowed maximum 1 dose of light alcoholic beverage
• On the morning your blood is drawn the maximum amount of allowed exercise  is 15 minutes of walking

List of lab test that require fasting

• C-peptide (fP-C-pept)
• Folate (fP-Fol)
• Gastrin (fS-Gastriin)
• Glucose (fP-Gluc)
• LDL-cholesterol (fP-LDL-Chol)
• Triglycerides  (fP-Trigl)
• Glucose tolerance test (P-GTT)
• Lactose tolerance test (P-LTT)
• Activated protein C resistance (P-APC-R)
• Ammonium ion(P-NH4)