thats a big move
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#bloodwork 2025-03-10
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anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
do you get bloods every 8 months or only when something changes
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
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is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
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nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
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is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
thats normal
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
quick one is crp worth adding to the panel
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
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my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
what should i get at baseline before i start
update from 18 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this, still working it out
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests