Re: low carbing BEFORE blood tests- did I goof!!
From: Belle (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 29 Jun 2000 19:42:57 -0500 (CDT)
Eat a high carb diet for the 72 hours before the test and the
insulin/glucose part should be fine. It would take a little longer than
that for anything else (like testosterone) to get back to where it would
normally be. If your dr. is going to do the IGTT (glucose tolerance
test with insulin levels) you should be fine.
I hope everything goes well at your appt.
At Thu, 29 Jun 2000, Jackie wrote:
>
>Hi! I need your expert opnion on this one!
>I'm going in for initial tests for PCOS in early July (They coulnd't get
>me into the schedule for over a month!). I decided to try low carbs
>while I waited for my appointment. I've been low-carbing it for the
>last 4 weeks and have lost 6 pounds. Now, I read on one of the
>discussion boards that low carbing BEFORE testing can alter the results
>and I may not get accurate readings. IS THIS TRUE? I've had fasting
>glucose tests done before (with pregnancies to test for gestaional
>diabetes- results were boarderline each time) and they told me to eat a
>certain number of carbos starting three days prior to the test. Will
>this suffice this time around or have I really messed things up by low
>carbing it for the last 4 weeks? Comments? Thanks! Jackie
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Hope this helps,
Belle
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