while im here do you get bloods every 9 months or only when something changes
#bloodwork 2025-08-26
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i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
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
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
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my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
Inter-lab diff for lot D-0718: 98.1% vs 99.2%. Within expected range.
update from 6 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
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for the archive is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
right so my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
too early for a1c
fasting insulin
what should i get at baseline before i start
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
| Test | Why now |
|---|---|
| Fasting insulin | impossible to get a true baseline afterwards |
| Full lipid panel with apoB | the comparison is the whole point |
| HbA1c | 90-day average, so it lags your start |
| CMP + CBC | cheap, and the reference for everything after |
| Ferritin, B12, TSH | these fall quietly on a low intake |
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coming back after 10 months, what changed in your numbers
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