alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
[edited]#bloodwork 2026-03-05
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- declared_value — homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system 13:02
- egfr_ed — nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods 15:49
- egfr_ed — the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely, still working it out 17:00
- declared_value — my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently 17:56
nice a1c
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
[edited]how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
coming back to this do you get bloods every 6 months or only when something changes
[edited]a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
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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, i could be wrong
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
update from 7 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
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
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declared_valuehoma-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs…
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
probably dehydration
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
right so thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
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good numbers
right so a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
lab error maybe
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
thats normal
not a chat question
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is crp worth adding to the panel
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
thats the 90 day thing
slightly off topic but ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
retest it
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
post the numbers
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
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get a baseline
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anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
*that should say weekly
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely, still working it out
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
fasting insulin, i could be wrong
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
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