an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
#bloodwork 2025-10-03
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- truncation_tru — a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic 20:20
- bpc_sceptic — homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system 20:51
- protein_floor — update from 14 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob 21:16
- meniscus_mel — my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all 22:37
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
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see somebody
egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
retest it
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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
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
| 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 |
genuine question is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
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
update from 14 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
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mine did the same
nice a1c
thats the 90 day thing
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if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
lab error maybe
good numbers
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
coming back after 6 months, what changed in your numbers
not a chat question
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what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
*that should say weekly
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
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