I would like some insight please on this.
I know doctors always rant about how you need to fast before blood work.
Well I think it’s a load of nonsense. I had blood work recently and I drank and had a small snack prior and my results were absolutely fine.
What is the point of fasting prior? If blood work is supposed to tell us the condition of our blood sugar, cholesterol, lipids, etc, etc…why wouldn’t we get blood work under normal conditions of when we have just eaten and drank a bit before? The world doesn’t walk around fasted all day. We have food in our stomachs. So why when we are giving blood, why are we testing and doing this when we’re in an abnormal state? And what about the days and weeks and months prior to this little pre blood work fasting?? You’re telling me just not eating for a few hours will take care of the months and days prior?? I’m not buying it.
Wouldn’t we want food and drink in our system so the doctors can see how our body processes food/carbs/sugars? If we’re healthy, and we eat a big meal, our body should be able to handle it. Shouldn’t the pre test instructions be to eat a small meal of high glycemic carbs and drink juice to see how our body processes the sugars?
And what about the nonsense of not stopping blood pressure meds cold turkey? That you have to gradually stop them? So what happens if a shortage happens and there is no more blood pressure medicine available? What if the blood pressure medicine factory’s production machines break and all the pills can’t be obtained anymore? Will all the people on blood pressure meds suddenly drop dead? Why haven’t I ever heard of anyone having horrifying results from stopping the blood pressure meds? How do we even know there is actually medicine in those capsules?
