an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
#bloodwork 2026-04-28
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- tenpence — if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later 21:51
- septum_sal — is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic 21:53
- VialBot — New independent result logged — GL Biochem, lot E-2205, purity 98.1% (Medutest). 21:58
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
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homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system, for what its worth
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable, ask me again in a month
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
fasting insulin
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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
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too early for a1c
post the numbers
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise, not advice obviously
good numbers
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
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thats normal
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
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is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
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New independent result logged — GL Biochem, lot E-2205, purity 98.1% (Medutest).
apob if you can
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update on the earlier thing lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
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
see somebody
get a baseline
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what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
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
Assay note: SGN lot SG-1177 reported at 98.6% of label content.
nice a1c
not a chat question
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
Digest for the week of 2025-07-19 has been published.
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign, from memory
is crp worth adding to the panel
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
probably dehydration