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On Wed, 19 Dec 2018 14:19:01 -0000, Janet wrote:

> In article >, lid
> says...
>
>>> I'm jealous you get to stuff your face before blood tests; mine
>>> requires a 12 hour fast :-)
>>
>> They're not testing for diabetes.
>
> Neither is mine; I'm not diabetic. My annual *fasted* blood test is
> part of my standard NHS health review, among other things it measures
> various blood lipids plus liver and kidney function.

This is just to measure for generally good health and mostly, that I
don't have any communicable diseases. Its for my semi-annual gigolo
certification and license.

-sw