We have discussed alternative medications in the past. My wife who is 58 has been trying to not be placed on statin drugs for high cholestorol. Her physician is now scaring her as her levels are over double what he wants them to be. Some of what I have read personally state that cholestorol is needed to ward off alzeheimers. One of her great aunts had alzeheimers and we suspected her sister my wifes grandmother as being undiagnosed. My wife is resonably inclined to stay away for statin drugs but we are also equally scared of her numbers.
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Yes, fasting before a blood-test is important, speaking from experience.
Years ago, I went for a blood test, to obtain a driving licence - and it showed high blood sugar. LOL, I had just had a fast-food side of fries before going to the lab. Also, fit and healthy, so definitely not a permanent condition.
Diet normally low-carb, BUT felt the need to eat something, literally fortify myself, (and on-the-spot access meant fast food) - before having a needle stuck in my arm. Literally was NOT looking forward to the needle.
I viewed the result as an entirely false alarm - a spike - , and therefore I swore off all needles, including the 'exploratory blood tests', because I despise idiots: Especially ones who believe that THEIR education trumps MY education AND knowledge about my own body, thanks. They get all supercilious and know-it-all. I told them I had literally just eaten some potato. But they got all concern-y and wanted to do MOAR tests.
Just for context: last night I ate a foot of drooiwors (literally dried sausage, with lots of fat) some fresh sausage from the butcher, and for vegetables I had some olives and a small glass of tomato-juice. Not overweight.
So you see, potato-based fries (yes that takeaways uses dripping) can be good at times. BUT it does spike the ole' blood-sugar.