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I had a blood hiv antibody test and metabolic test. i said i fasted, but i don't think i actually did. will my hiv antibody results still be accurate and valid even though i didn't fast and said i did?
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Should be ok: Your HIV test shouldn`t be affected given the fact that you did not fast. Usually, blood glucose and cholesterol tests are affected by fasting but other tests are still accurate. No need to worry!
Answered 6/10/2014
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YES: Hiv testing has no correlation with fasting or non fasting blood. The results will be in no way affected with or without eating.
Answered 4/24/2014
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