You are right that most docs are ignorant about fasting - I would follow their advice (which is not to fast at all lol), I just mean its important to check if its okay to take your pills on an empty stomach (some types of medication can cause damage to the stomach lining if taken repeatedly without food, but there are ways around this).
Im 20.5 hours in now and craving food like mad though not actually hungry, I need a good distraction :)