the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
[edited]#bloodwork 2026-01-14
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Highlights from this day
- dexa_or_bia — most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug 22:10
- maintenance_mo — follow up baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on 22:46
- dexa_or_bia — my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all 22:55
- eat_more_please — crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this 23:39
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
| 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 |
Reminder set. I will post here in 8 days.
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
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
[edited]is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
quick one fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
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a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
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follow up 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
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my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
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coming back after 9 months, what changed in your numbers
is it too early to retest a1c at week 28
is crp worth adding to the panel
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
what should i get at baseline before i start
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
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