#bloodwork 2026-02-27

anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post

mine did the same

a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing

do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough

fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean

a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic

lab error maybe

my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
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

ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating

thats a big move

crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this

get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started

an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not

right so my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently

do you get bloods every 6 months or only when something changes

too early for a1c

if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5

the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely