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I have got my fasting blood test tomorrow morning so keep your fingers crossed 🙂
 
As this is a fasting blood test am I able to take my metformin before ?:confused:
 
Royston46 said:
As this is a fasting blood test am I able to take my metformin before ?:confused:
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I'm not sure actually. I haven't taken metformin, but in the past when I have had fasting blood tests I haven't been told to stop medication, except obviously no insulin for breakfast as I wouldn't be eating. I imagine if you were on gliclazide or something else that might cause a hypo you wouldn't take it if not eating, but I wouldn't have thought metformin would fall into that category. Are you on any other medication?
 
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I'm not sure actually. I haven't taken metformin, but in the past when I have had fasting blood tests I haven't been told to stop medication, except obviously no insulin for breakfast as I wouldn't be eating. I imagine if you were on gliclazide or something else that might cause a hypo you wouldn't take it if not eating, but I wouldn't have thought metformin would fall into that category. Are you on any other medication?
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yes im on ramapril blood pressure tablets as well, im going to ring the doctors and double check to be sure:confused:
 
Fingers crossed for you buddy x....p.s that's me with fingers crossed not a kiss lol!!! 😉
 
I think the fasting bit may be to do with cholesterol testing. I usually have black coffee before I go, and take a banana to scoff as soon as the needle comes out. Good luck!
 
I've always been told to take my metformin on a fasting test. Good luck with yours!

I've got mine in February to look forward to. Although I always find it a pain as the earliest I can get a test is 9:30am and I usually start at 7:30am!
 
Thanks to you all, I just had my bloods done but apparently they wanted a urine sample as well which I didn't know about to have to drop one in on the way home.

Got my full diabetes review on the 12th November.
 
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