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Baseline panels, A1c lag, apoB, lipase, eGFR. Bring the actual numbers.
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What to get at baseline and cannot be got retrospectively, why A1c is three months behind you, fasting insulin and HOMA-IR, the apoB versus LDL-C argument, isolated lipase results and what they do and do not mean, ALT and AST moving with fat loss, ferritin and B12 on a low intake, and the FLOW renal result.
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Get these at baseline because you cannot go back for them: fasting insulin, a full lipid panel with apoB if you can get it, A1c, CMP, CBC, ferritin, B12, TSH.
A1c is a 90-day average. Retesting it at week six tells you almost nothing. Wait.
If a result frightens you, that is a conversation with a clinician, not a conversation with a chat room. We will help you read it. We will not tell you it is fine.
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