fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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- panel_before_after — fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests 21:39
- panel_before_after — get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people… 21:43
- ring_size_down — right so a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing 22:26
- ring_size_down — is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it 22:28
- ferritin_fay — ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating 23:12
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get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
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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if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
update from 1 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
fasting insulin
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the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
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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
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an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
thats a big move
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
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a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
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
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
is crp worth adding to the panel
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
[edited]my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
follow up thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
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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too early for a1c
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i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
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my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all, anyway
right so a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
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is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
baseline 58
wk 2 61
wk 4 64
wk 6 67
wk 8 66
wk 10 65 (held dose from wk 7)triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
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genuine question my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
get a baseline
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
is it too early to retest a1c at week 33
thats normal
mine did the same
coming back after 14 months, what changed in your numbers
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
update from 11 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
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apob if you can
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
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good numbers
see somebody
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
| 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 |
coming back to this baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
do you get bloods every 9 months or only when something changes
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not a chat question
thats the 90 day thing
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lab error maybe
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
retest it
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
post the numbers