I have a blood test scheduled to test my cholesterol after a twelve hour fast to be done this week. I hadn't planned on doing it today but I just woke up, it's been twelve hours since I ate but I had a black cup of decaf about seven hours ago... what's the consequences of that on the test? Is it absolutely necessary to wait for another day?
2007-10-29 06:02:28 · 2 answers · asked by awakening1us 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
This will effect the result, just give a hint to your consulting doctor what you ate. It is advisable that you take a second test, to be honest I don't like playing with somebody life, just that he will have the test on the next day or at the earliest. We take lipid profile very seriously, to prevent complications.
I will classify this test UNRELIABLE.
2007-10-29 06:45:10 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a black cup of decaf won't change your test results in the least. Go have the test. I've worked in a medical lab for 20 years. Dr.'s used to think everything would change the results of a lipid test but they have slowly come to realize things that are basically flavored water with no fat, sugar or caffine aren't going to change anything.
2007-10-29 06:10:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋