Why is it that labs report non-fasting state when you say you fasted?!


Question:

Why is it that labs report non-fasting state when you say you fasted?

On more than a few ocassions and a few different labs, the test result said non-fasting when we told them we fasted? This happened with me, my kids, my husband too.


Answers:

The lab just reports out what is on the requisition slip. If the techs or whoever leave it blank or fill in different info, that is what will be reported back from the lab. It is good you remember your fasting state, so that when you talk about the results with your doctor, you can tell him/her and he'll know how to interpret the results.




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