get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
#bloodwork 2024-09-15
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- LC_MS_Lena — ok so tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing 20:56
- LC_MS_Lena — 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 21:02
- two_four_ceiling — ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating 21:43
- LC_MS_Lena — how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight 22:05
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic, ask me again in a month
ok so tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
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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
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
good numbers
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apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably, your mileage will differ
is crp worth adding to the panel
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
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apob if you can
update from 16 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
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get a baseline
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
too early for a1c
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5, happy to be corrected