The phase of the fasting period may also be specified.

Get a fasting blood sugar test at least once every three years and take control of diabetes early.

But what sort of a fasting man is he?

Patients are instructed not to consume anything but water during the fasting period.

He never missed a mass or a fasting day, despite his ever declining health.

In particular there was more fasting and an emphasis on corporal punishment.

The minimum fasting times prior to surgery have long been debated.

Nevertheless, the fasting practices are different from one another.

Starting at age 45, be sure to get a fasting blood sugar test, and then at least once every three years.

The word literally refers to breaking the fasting period of the prior night.

The lowest fasting blood sugar reading I ever got was 120 at the highest dose.

For some people every day is a fasting day.

In the fasting state, ethanol is almost completely absorbed within 50 minutes (fig.

Lipid profile was also performed on the fasting blood sample.

In some cases, the fasting girls also exhibited the appearance of stigmata.

However, this number may decrease the longer the fasting period is continued in order to conserve protein.

A fasting plasma glucose test is most often used to screen for diabetes.

If the results of this test are normal, you will still need to have a fasting blood sugar test at least every 3 years.

Practitioners often start the fasting period at the commencement of nightly sleep.

It is called a fasting test because you don't eat for 9 to 12 hours before the test.

A fasting blood test is a blood sample taken from a person who has not eaten for 8 to 12 hours.

A blood sample for the fasting lipid profile was obtained at -15 minutes.

The test was done in the fasting state (>six hours).

They usually are also invited to break their fasts with other Muslims at the end of the fasting period.

She became fast friends with the three children, the father said.

The two became fast friends and began doing business together in 1967.

We have to run really fast to stay in the same place.

Go in fast and do what has to be done.

So what is the town to do about fast food?

I put out both my hands, and held his fast.

I am well known as being fast on my feet.

I had to act fast or the moment would be lost.

The two talk late into the night and soon become fast friends.

The two had much in common, and became fast friends.

For I must leave you to break your fast alone.

He moved very fast and I looked up at him.

Also a very well known place within the town for the fast food.

She was off for a fast game of something, but Case had no idea what.

When she began, the movie business looked like fast money.

They test the system to see if it is fast and private.

I never even saw his hands move, he was that fast.

That was some fast thinking on your part, I have to say.

It was all too fast for him to take in.

Another reason why we must make this a fast job.

Big money for a fast man if he wants it.

This was one reason for its fast development in the past.

In this case, the fast food is part of game play.

She was used to a fast moving sort of life.

In fact, the sort of life that I call really fast society.

As a result, they were coming down a little too fast.

When they finally start talking, however, good things happen way too fast.

But I did think maybe we were going too fast.

"But right now the price of everything is going up too fast."

We have to take action fast on these four issues.

No matter how fast we all run, someone must be behind.

They would have to move fast from here on in.

If they had to move fast, he wanted to be ready.

In the summer of 1989 things began to happen fast.

She thought she'd never run so fast in her life before.

He wanted to get everything over with fast, and move on.

If he took something, she would be on his case fast.

A man was running away, fast as he could go.

The whole question will be learning to run fast enough.

Keep the car running in case we need to get out fast.

My mother and I worked about the house, making everything fast.

She had never seen a dead woman move so fast.

All you have to do is get going fast enough!

He had tried to move too fast, but still lost out.

Time was running out fast, and she did the only thing left.

Then we hit the second, still too fast, and finally the third.

He'd never seen anything move so fast in the water.

He had probably never worked so fast in his life.

They can move very fast in the water and on land.

A car was coming up the side street, a little too fast.

Fasts last for a day or longer, up to a month.

These were brief, happy fasts, on which I worked well.

The very poor, for example, were given different fasts from the wealthy.

These fasts were still being celebrated in the 7th century.

Now it was time for them to go again to the dining room and break their fasts.

More than the usual number of boys would be coming up to their fasts this year.

In this article, we'll look different types of fasts and the reasons behind them.

Juice fasts may last anywhere from a few days to several weeks.

He observed 36 fasts in 26 districts and 8 cities.

Others will go on modified fasts by denying themselves a favorite food.

What mean the prayers and mysterious fasts you have ordered?

He often said that religious fasts were bad for the health, and ate in moderation at all times.

Thus, he kept the fasts of the Muslims and broke fast when they did.

For example, the fasts were less severe so that they did not interfere with combat.

He established weekly lectures at several places, and monthly fasts.

Individuals observe different kinds of fasts based on personal beliefs and local customs.

Better for research would be a creature that gorges itself between lengthy fasts.

They slept the clock around, woke at dawn, and broke their fasts.

Jains arrive from all over India in large numbers to end their fasts.

They usually are also invited to break their fasts with other Muslims at the end of the fasting period.

He was treated like a god to whom sacrifices and honour fasts were held.

The latest of her four fasts ended in February 2005 on the 100th day.

For others, flexibility is allowed depending on circumstances, but missed fasts usually must be made up quickly.

"They can leave after breaking their fasts tomorrow morning.

They would follow the Church's schedule of fasts, as well as their own regimen.

They are also used if someone is fasting for a medical test.

She was used to fasting for a day on up to four days at a time, and thought nothing about it.

Her body did feel as though she had fasted for days.

He is said to have fasted for months without taking any food or water.

The chief had fasted two days when I met him in the bush.

His father is fasting in Moscow as well, he said.

They include 314 prisoners who have been fasting for nearly two months, taking nothing but water.

For example, a person is assumed to be fasting after 8-12 hours.

He was then asked about fasting for two days and breaking one day.

In April 2012, he was released after fasting for 66 days.

These levels are tested after fasting 8 to 12 hours.

She brought the idea of fasting back to her church and others in Birmingham.

His life was always directed by the art of thinking, waiting and fasting.

Blood is drawn after you've fasted at least eight hours.

Always they came to him clearly after praying or fasting.

It would not hurt her to go on fasting another day, though tonight she must find some food, whatever happened.

He fasted for the most part on bread and water.

This is the first year the girls have seriously fasted.

So he fasted on this day and told the people to fast.

Fasting for 12 - 14 hours prior to this test is required.

After the sun was up he went, still fasting, to the door of the House and knocked.

It seemed everyone was fasting in one way or another since the seas had turned to blood.

She fasted, prayed and helped anyone who came to her in need.

About 30 of his supporters also started fasting in protest.

Last year, as fears of a war increased, he fasted for 40 days.