Intermittent fasting is a pattern of eating based on time limits. For a set time of hours or days, you eat a typical diet. At the end of the set time, you switch to very few or no calories, called fasting. When practiced for health benefits, intermittent fasting can be done in different ways. Fasts can last hours or a full day.
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This blood test, which doesn't require not eating for a period of time (fasting), shows your average blood sugar level for the past 2 to 3 months. It measures the percentage of blood sugar attached to hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells.
Being on a fasting diet some of the time may have heart-health benefits. Find out more.
Ask about any pre-appointment restrictions. You may need to fast for at least eight hours before your appointment so that your health care provider can measure your fasting blood sugar level. List symptoms you've been having and for how long. List all medications, vitamins and supplements you take, including the doses.
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