Fasting insulin can reveal diabetes risk 10–15 years before glucose tests. Learn why this overlooked lab matters, how to get ...

Requiring patients with diabetes to fast before routine lab tests may unnecessarily place them at risk for hypoglycemia and possibly dangerous consequences. Authors call for amendment of guidelines.

Annual fasting labs can be an important part of preventive medicine, especially as we get older or have certain risk factors such as obesity, history of smoking or alcohol use, family history of heart ...

Though it remains a common practice, requiring patients to have nothing by mouth (NPO) for several hours before percutaneous cardiovascular procedures doesn’t appear to have any advantages over ...

Dr. Stacy Sims & Dr. Andrew Huberman talk about the nuances of fasting for women. New Social Security report raises alarms ...