Blood Work...best after a DD or UP?

canadiangirl · 11-14-2012, 05:53 AM

So I need to get some routine blood work done following a 12 hour fast (seems a breeze now!) but am I best to do it after a DD or an UP day? I ate last night at 6pm and had nearly all my calories saved for dinner, should I go this morning for the blood work?

KeirasMom · 11-14-2012, 07:21 AM

I'm not really sure it matters. I would go whenever you feel it fits best into your schedule. For me, it would be either later in the day on a DD or first thing on the morning of an UD. I guess it really depends on what they're testing, and whether or not you needed to eat "normally" before the 12 hour fast.

Zib · 11-14-2012, 07:56 AM

I did my last bloodwork after a DD. As you say, the 12 hour fast is easy now. I shifted my DD meals to end around 6. My draw was at 8 am. I usually try to finish eating by 4, so that was my one concession.

Then after my blood draw I got a breakfast sub at the local sub shop. mmmmmm

jem51 · 11-14-2012, 08:14 AM

I think if you've been JUDDDing for a while, it shouldn't matter.

That said, I try to manipulate my results by being extra good before.

canadiangirl · 11-14-2012, 09:05 AM

Well I ended up going this morning. My last meal was at 6pm ( saved almost all my calories for it) and I had a large coffee with cream at 8pm. Unfortunately the lab was so busy and they never got to me until 10:30 so hopefully they don't make me retake it. Just testing the norm, thyroid (I'm hypo), glucose, hormones etc...

Carly · 11-14-2012, 04:44 PM

I've been getting my bloodwork done around 7pm on DDs (last 2 times) so I had fasted for about 22 hours. I don't know if it really matters or if it does matter based on what they are testing. My labs were great! A1C is under 6.5 and no diabetic meds since end of March!

calichris · 11-14-2012, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jem51

I think if you've been JUDDDing for a while, it shouldn't matter.

That said, I try to manipulate my results by being extra good before.

DD80 · 11-15-2012, 07:16 AM

My labs are always better when I eat well for a week leading up to them. No good to have 2 cups of full fat ice cream and a kit kat the night before...

It's funny cause it's true.

Seriously, I teeter totter on the triglycerides and having a "good" week before hand makes a difference of 20 points (at least it did in this last round). Good for me is cutting way down on sweets, pasta, and bread, eating lots of lean protein, veggies, and fruits.

11-14-2012, 05:53 AM	#1
canadiangirl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Barrie, Ontario Canada Posts: 410 Gallery: canadiangirl Stats: 162/134/125 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: June 12, 2012	Blood Work...best after a DD or UP? So I need to get some routine blood work done following a 12 hour fast (seems a breeze now!) but am I best to do it after a DD or an UP day? I ate last night at 6pm and had nearly all my calories saved for dinner, should I go this morning for the blood work?

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11-14-2012, 07:21 AM	#2
KeirasMom Blabbermouth!!! Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 7,347 Gallery: KeirasMom Stats: 277.6/155-159/165, 5'9", 40 y.o., Hypothyroid WOE: In Place of a Roadmap Start Date: Maintenance 1/23/13	I'm not really sure it matters. I would go whenever you feel it fits best into your schedule. For me, it would be either later in the day on a DD or first thing on the morning of an UD. I guess it really depends on what they're testing, and whether or not you needed to eat "normally" before the 12 hour fast.

11-14-2012, 07:56 AM	#3
Zib Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: usually at home Posts: 2,552 Gallery: Zib WOE: JUDDD Start Date: August 2012 - Cholesterol down 70 points!	I did my last bloodwork after a DD. As you say, the 12 hour fast is easy now. I shifted my DD meals to end around 6. My draw was at 8 am. I usually try to finish eating by 4, so that was my one concession. Then after my blood draw I got a breakfast sub at the local sub shop. mmmmmm

11-14-2012, 08:14 AM	#4
jem51 Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: south central OR Posts: 3,635 Gallery: jem51 Stats: oh so happy at 120 WOE: Mine, all mine Start Date: controlled carb '97-98	I think if you've been JUDDDing for a while, it shouldn't matter. That said, I try to manipulate my results by being extra good before.

11-14-2012, 09:05 AM	#5
canadiangirl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Barrie, Ontario Canada Posts: 410 Gallery: canadiangirl Stats: 162/134/125 WOE: Low Carb Start Date: June 12, 2012	Well I ended up going this morning. My last meal was at 6pm ( saved almost all my calories for it) and I had a large coffee with cream at 8pm. Unfortunately the lab was so busy and they never got to me until 10:30 so hopefully they don't make me retake it. Just testing the norm, thyroid (I'm hypo), glucose, hormones etc...

11-14-2012, 04:44 PM	#6
Carly Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: New York Posts: 4,238 Gallery: Carly Stats: 199/123.2/126.8 5'2" 36yrs Size 20/4P WOE: 5:2 to maintain Start Date: 2/21/12- Low carb (199lbs) 3/28/12 JUDDD (189lbs)	I've been getting my bloodwork done around 7pm on DDs (last 2 times) so I had fasted for about 22 hours. I don't know if it really matters or if it does matter based on what they are testing. My labs were great! A1C is under 6.5 and no diabetic meds since end of March!

11-15-2012, 07:16 AM	#8
DD80 Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 1,164 Gallery: DD80 Stats: 188/165.0/145 5'10" WOE: Zoneish, Organic, GrassFed Start Date: 1/10/12 Medi, 2/9/12 First UD, 1/1/13 New Plan	My labs are always better when I eat well for a week leading up to them. No good to have 2 cups of full fat ice cream and a kit kat the night before... It's funny cause it's true. Seriously, I teeter totter on the triglycerides and having a "good" week before hand makes a difference of 20 points (at least it did in this last round). Good for me is cutting way down on sweets, pasta, and bread, eating lots of lean protein, veggies, and fruits.