"polygonum" wrote in message
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On 06/05/2016 10:44, tim... wrote:
My GP (receptionists) insist that if you have a fasting requirement
you*must* have your appointment before 9:30.

The impact of eating and drinking (other than water) on some tests has
been missed for decades. Doctors are hardly going to put themselves out to
make early drawing available if they don't know of the impact it has.

In fact it turns out to not be necessary to fast for most blood tests.
http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/...allacy/7371580

(Both in terms of making fasting easier and ensuring that the actual time
is early enough.)