I forgot I was getting a blood test and drank coffee with Splenda?!
Question: Im having a blood test today and I forgot it was fasting. I had a cup of coffee this morning (1/2 caff, 1/2 decaf) with a splash of 2% organic milk and two packets of splenda.
Is my blood test a bust? Can I still go ahead with it? How much would that affect the outcome?
Answers: Im having a blood test today and I forgot it was fasting. I had a cup of coffee this morning (1/2 caff, 1/2 decaf) with a splash of 2% organic milk and two packets of splenda.
Is my blood test a bust? Can I still go ahead with it? How much would that affect the outcome?
If you were asked to fast for the blood test then you should definitely reschedule. By you drinking the cofee even decaf can affect the result that you'd might have if you were fasting. I was asked to fast for a blood test one time and I ate breakfast. I told the doctor and he said to do the blood test anyway. When I got the results a week later he told me i had high cholesterol. No duh! We had to retest all over, wait for results, etc... Save yourself the trouble and just reschedule. But be sure to fast next time!
It depends why it was a fasting test. If it was fasting blood glucose you've blown it! I'd ring the service provider and ask them but if they insisted it was a fasting test then you should probably reschedule.