what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
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#bloodwork 2025-12-07
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- sasha_stacks — what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here 15:33
- VialBot — Channel stats, last 30 days: 65 messages from 26 members. 16:44
- ten_of_ten — most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug 19:22
- ten_of_ten — sorry to jump in is crp worth adding to the panel 19:43
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
see somebody
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fasting insulin
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
not a chat question
[edited]lab error maybe
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
retest it
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ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
thats normal
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
slightly off topic but anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
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is it too early to retest a1c at week 15
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
right so apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
update on the earlier thing get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later, ymmv
right so triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
quick one i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
update from 24 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
do you get bloods every 2 months or only when something changes
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing, still working it out
sorry to jump in is crp worth adding to the panel
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