thats normal
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#bloodwork 2026-02-23
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is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
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alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
[edited]slightly off topic but coming back after 1 months, what changed in your numbers
mine did the same
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ok so nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
retest it
see somebody
update from 8 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
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quick one if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
[edited]a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
thats a big move
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is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
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lab error maybe
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update on the earlier thing if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
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right so my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
not a chat question
fasting insulin
post the numbers
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how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
too early for a1c
slightly off topic but get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests, still working it out
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
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tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
nice a1c
probably dehydration
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is it too early to retest a1c at week 4
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
get a baseline
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
apob if you can
what should i get at baseline before i start
coming back to this the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
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thats the 90 day thing
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise, thats just me
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
good numbers
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
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
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
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while im here crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
too early for a1c
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homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry