Fasting Before Blood Tests
It is important that you fast before certain blood tests, as it ensures that your values can be measured accurately and compared against reference values. If your blood test requires fasting, this will be indicated in the information provided with the health check or health test under the section "Prior to testing". If in doubt, you can contact us at customer service.
Some of the most common health checks that require fasting include:
- Health Check Male
- Health Check Female
- Comprehensive Health Check
- Diabetes Health Check
- Health Check Male Plus
- Health Check Female Plus
- And more.
Some of the most common blood tests that require fasting are:
- Iron
- Triglycerides
- Glucose
- Free and total Testosterone (applies to men)
- And more.
All tests with specific guidelines are marked
On each health check, health test package and individual blood samples, it appears under the "Prior to testning" tab if there are any special guidelines and instructions that apply before sampling. If you are unsure, you can contact us at customer service.
In addition to fasting, there may also be other guidelines for what applies to your particular test. Most of our health checks contain markers that require fasting or have a 24-hour variation, which means that the test must be carried out at a specific time of day, so it is important that you are aware of what applies to the health test or health check you are about to do.
Read more about fasting tests and diurnal variation here.
