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Although current standards for creatinine blood tests do not require that patients fast prior to sample collection, a new study published online in Diabetes Care recommends that the blood sample should be collected after fasting for 12 hours.
If your health care provider adds non-fasting tests such as red blood cell counts or kidney function tests to a fasting blood profile, you will still have to fast. This means going without food or drink other than water for a certain period of time.f your health care provider adds non-fasting tests such as red blood cell counts or kidney function tests to a fasting blood profile, you will still have to fast. This means going without food or drink other than water for a certain period of time.