And if youre like me, that makes for an extra cranky test subject.
Thankfully, recent international guidelines say that its okay to skip the fast.
In fact, non-fasted results were sufficientsometimes even betterfor general screening of cardiovascular risk.
When I asked for his thoughts on these guidelines,Dr.
Patients often avoid getting fasting blood work done because of the additional difficulty involved.
Elsewhere, these recommendations have yet to be widely accepted.
