fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
#bloodwork 2025-11-13
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- VialBot — New independent result logged — MKM, lot H-2814, purity 98.6% (VendorInvestigate). 19:44
- apnoea_down_two — is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic 20:00
- redefine_ren — baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on 21:04
- cricket_or_footy — most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug 21:07
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
New independent result logged — MKM, lot H-2814, purity 98.6% (VendorInvestigate).
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a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this, from memory
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
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
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
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what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
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post the numbers
[edited]see somebody
baseline 58
wk 2 61
wk 4 64
wk 6 67
wk 8 66
wk 10 65 (held dose from wk 7)tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
not a chat question
fasting insulin
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
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thats normal
follow up ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
[edited]unrelated but anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
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follow up update from 23 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
thats the 90 day thing
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
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alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything, we shall see
mine did the same
probably dehydration
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
too early for a1c
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my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
lab error maybe
is crp worth adding to the panel
do you get bloods every 2 months or only when something changes
is it too early to retest a1c at week 32
coming back to this i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about, ask me again in a month
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
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an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
good numbers