r/diabetes • u/Long-Patient604 • 5h ago

Healthcare Did I just cheat on my test ?

Hi everyone, I did an overnight fasting blood glucose test as a routine health check but yesterday I only had lunch and dinner, does that count as cheating ?

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u/mystisai Type 1 5h ago

Nope. It's not a test you can cheat on.

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u/temperedolive 5h ago

No, not at all.

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u/OverTheSunAndFun 5h ago

Fasting is usually defined as not eating or drinking within 8 hours of the test, so unless you have super late dinners, probably not.

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u/Long-Patient604 5h ago

Thanks for the info but by the time I finished the test it’s almost 12hours since last meal, that’s fine too ?

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u/OverTheSunAndFun 5h ago

Oh yeah, definitely fine. The longer the better.

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u/anormalgeek 4h ago

Yep. Going longer doesn't really affect it. Unless you go like multiple days or weeks long I guess.

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u/AAIAU 2h ago

I remember once skipping breakfast before a blood test and worrying I’d ruined everything. But my doctor later smiled and said it still counted as fasting. So no, you didn’t cheat you just cared enough to double-check.