is it too early to retest a1c at week 16
#bloodwork 2025-10-09
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- tare_weight — i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about 16:06
- tare_weight — 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 16:17
- clothes_size_cass — fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests 17:53
*week 28 not week 3
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
do you get bloods every 2 months or only when something changes
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right so the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely, take that with a pinch of salt
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
| 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 ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
see somebody
too early for a1c
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
post the numbers
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
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coming back after 11 months, what changed in your numbers
what should i get at baseline before i start
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do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
thats a big move
| 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 |
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
| 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 |
lab error maybe
get a baseline
thats the 90 day thing
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
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update from 24 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
probably dehydration
[edited]alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable, not advice obviously
what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
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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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most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system