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#bloodwork 2024-08-11

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  • a1c_lag — crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one… 10:45
  • a1c_lag — if a result frightens you, that is a conversation with a clinician. we will help you read it, we will not tell you it is fine 10:47
  • a1c_lag — what should i get at baseline before i start 10:50
  • peak_split — tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing if a result frightens you, that is a conversation with a clinician. we will help you read it, we will not tell you it is fine 11:44
  • dublin_dose — apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably 12:08
AO

if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5, i have it written down somewhere

A1

lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be

A1

crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably

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is it too early to retest a1c at week 18

if a result frightens you, that is a conversation with a clinician. we will help you read it, we will not tell you it is fine

            before   after
A1c          6.4%     5.3%
trigs        2.9      1.1
HDL          0.9      1.3
LDL-C        3.4      3.2
apoB         1.09     1.02
ALT           58       24

what should i get at baseline before i start

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egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real

A1

while im here baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on

see somebody

fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean

PS

tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
if a result frightens you, that is a conversation with a clinician. we will help you read it, we will not tell you it is fine

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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests

VB

Archive lookup: peak_split first appears in this channel on 2024-05-21.

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DD

thats the 90 day thing

Cited study
Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes (STEP 2)
The Lancet · 2021
The type 2 diabetes population, where the weight response is generally smaller.

apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably

baseline  58
wk 2      61
wk 4      64
wk 6      67
wk 8      66
wk 10     65   (held dose from wk 7)
DD

a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing

VB

Inter-lab diff for lot KP-0925: 99.2% vs 96.8%. Within expected range.