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
#bloodwork 2026-05-03
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apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
not a chat question
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
[edited]update from 20 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
[edited]lab error maybe
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thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
good numbers
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
genuine question is crp worth adding to the panel
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
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is it too early to retest a1c at week 30
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
| Test | Why now |
|---|---|
| Fasting insulin | impossible to get a true baseline afterwards |
| Full lipid panel with apoB | the comparison is the whole point |
| HbA1c | 90-day average, so it lags your start |
| CMP + CBC | cheap, and the reference for everything after |
| Ferritin, B12, TSH | these fall quietly on a low intake |
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests, not advice obviously
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
retest it
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do you get bloods every 7 months or only when something changes
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
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post the numbers