Your doctor has requested that you attend for a fasting blood test.
This may be for glucose or lipid/cholesterol testing.
For this testing to be performed you are required to fast overnight prior to the blood test. This means that you should consume no food or drink (except plain water) for 12 to 16 hours before the blood test.
You may continue to drink water during the fast but not more than the equivalent amount of fluid you would normally drink in that period.
Please continue to take any prescribed medication with water only.
Failure to comply with this fasting period may result in equivocal results being obtained, which could be misinterpreted or require a repeat of the entire procedure.
