Serene wrote:
>
> Arri London wrote:
> > LOL it's going to be a large bowl of oatmeal! Doc requested panel of
> > blood tests for me and one of them is the dreaded lipid panel. Haven't
> > had any saturated fats all week and have had oatmeal more than once.
> > Good thing I like oatmeal. Fasting is always a pain though.
> >
> > Thinking of some Taylor Pork Roll for my delayed breakfast...how's that
> > for heart attack on a roll ROTFL!
>
> I try not to eat too differently before blood tests. I want to see
> how my heart actually is, not how it would be if I were eating
> oatmeal three meals a day. :-)
>
> Serene

Oatmeal is a frequent supper of mine; I genuinely do like the stuff. It
takes more than a week to change blood chemistry where lipids are
concerned. Used to do clinical chemistry so I know these things...up to
a point of course LOL. The doc is more concerned about basic blood sugar
and my iron levels (which do fluctuate regardless of diet).