tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11288840.post113634056600582645..comments2024-02-08T05:17:29.432-05:00Comments on Kidney Notes: Patient Quote of the Day #8: VacationTesthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17979185526814569632noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11288840.post-1136426318649361082006-01-04T20:58:00.000-05:002006-01-04T20:58:00.000-05:00My Vets are told to come into clinic fasting (for ...My Vets are told to come into clinic fasting (for labs) and they all arrive about 15-30 mmHg systolic above their baseline. Invariably they tell me that they did not take their meds that morning because they are told to come fasting. Many of them have 3 hour drives to come to clinic.<BR/><BR/>As we move towards only qday medications this can make our lives difficult. <BR/><BR/>I have told them to take their medicine with water except diabetes pills. <BR/><BR/>Many now monitor their BP's at home and call me with a running tally on occasion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com