Blood work prep question

EryOaker

I need to schedule my blood work and MRI, and I've been on a maintence version of low carb since hitting 120 pounds. Should I go back to eating Keto levels of carbs before my blood work? Switch to a more low cholesterol version of low carb? Or just let it be what it will be? What do y'all think?

Details:
Feb 2017: 138 pounds
Now: 120 pounds
5'4", 35, Female
Diagnosis: NAFLD and insulin resistance and non-cancerous liver tumor. Jan 2017
May test results:
LDL: 152 (up by 10 since Jan 2017)
HDL: 54 (up by 15)
TTL: 225 (up by 25)
Tri: 93 (down by half!)
Goal: reverse my NAFLD and lose 18 lbs
Next step: get MRI and blood work done.

retirehappy

For some reason I can't send you a PM keep getting server error. Eat lots of saturated fats for 2/3 days before the 12 hr. fast before the blood draw, this will result in lower LDLs and higher HDLs. For the science go to cholesterolcode.com . This is being called the Feldman protocol. Do a google of Dave Feldman and lots of Youtube videos should come up where he talks about the protocol.

I will be doing this next month right before my blood work is done.

Hope all your tests come out fine.

bametels

Kudos to you for the work you've done to improve your health!

I'm not a medical professional but given your serious health issue, it would seem to me that it would be wise to "let it be" so that you know what impact, if any, your maintenance eating has had on your blood markers.

Will they also be testing your liver enzymes? I think it would be important to know what impact your maintenance eating has also had on these enzymes.

kpk54

Unless someone has to "pass" some work related or insurance related physical, I have no idea why the individual would do anything BUT follow their normal eating/health routine for testing.

I'd do precisely what I've been doing especially if my plan is to continue the same routine.

camtosh

I too did Dave Feldman's 3-day fat feast prior to a 14-hour fast ahead of the blood draw for my health check in May. Below are the results, compared to 6 and 12 months prior. I am happy to say that my total cholesterol dropped and my HbA1C stayed at 4.8! They gave me an A1 rating, woot.

EryOaker

Wow! Thx for the info y'all! Good job @camtosh!

KnitOrMiss

Personally, I vote for "let it be." If you want the most accurate picture of your health, I'd go forward as you are... Because eating to tweak the results (aside from the 12-24 hour food affect that is completely different that accurate results) will not give you the accurate state of your condition. That being said, remember that cholesterol tests require a full 12 hours of fasting before the testing - not just 8 hours, like fasting blood glucose, etc. @CRZYFTM

FIT_Goat

As others have said, I never make any changes to my diet in the week or weeks before a blood draw. I want an accurate picture of what my body is like all the time. If I changed my diet, I would get a an inaccurate idea of how things really were.

GaleHawkins

KnitOrMiss wrote: »

Personally, I vote for "let it be." If you want the most accurate picture of your health, I'd go forward as you are... Because eating to tweak the results (aside from the 12-24 hour food affect that is completely different that accurate results) will not give you the accurate state of your condition. That being said, remember that cholesterol tests require a full 12 hours of fasting before the testing - not just 8 hours, like fasting blood glucose, etc. @CRZYFTM

This for sure. We can not make good eating decisions based on "cooked" lab results. Faking life always comes at a high price.