âIt had its days, it was very tough, mostly financially. I think it made me realise why God said there should be a man and a woman and there should be husband and wife â to share responsibilities.â. The 26 year-old Bloemfontein born actressâ parents divorced when she was only seven years old. She recalls how she enjoyed having her father around before he left.
As a general rule, patients should avoid eating or drinking anything other than water during the 12 hours prior to any blood test. Blood tests specifically prohibiting alcohol consumption in the 24 hours prior to the administration include the triglyceride test and the gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) test.
This test involves a series of two blood tests taken over a period of two hours. At the beginning of the series you will come to the hospital in the morning and have a blood test before eating anything. You will then be asked to drink a very sweet drink containing glucose and the blood test is repeated after two hours. The test measures how well the body copes with a high dose of sugar. People with diabetes or impaired glucose handling will not be able to donate a kidney.