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, ill dig out the number
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#bloodwork 2026-03-22
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- endotoxin_ed — 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, ill dig out the number 23:04
- cat_on_the_tray — what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit… 23:13
- hair_month_four — slightly off topic but a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started.… 23:17
see somebody
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
is it too early to retest a1c at week 22
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on, not advice obviously
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
slightly off topic but a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
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retest it
good numbers
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing, your mileage will differ
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
slightly off topic but apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
get a baseline
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if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
[edited]triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight