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#bloodwork 2025-04-20

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  • lean_mass_lex — lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing 16:48
  • lean_mass_lex — anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post 17:03
  • quiet.hours — if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later 17:10

see somebody

LM

lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing

LM

retest it

            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
UD

alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign

QH

a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic

apob if you can

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LM

anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post

            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

get a baseline

QH

if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later

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.
LM

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

how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight

update on the earlier thing nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods

thats a big move