#bloodwork 2026-05-09

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VialBot — Archive lookup: juno_joins first appears in this channel on 2025-07-09. 21:22
evidence_or_not — is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about 22:08
evidence_or_not — how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight 22:13

coming back after 13 months, what changed in your numbers

            before   after
A1c          6.4%     5.3%
trigs        2.9      1.1
HDL          0.9      1.3
LDL-C        3.4      3.2
apoB         1.09     1.02
ALT           58       24

ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating

thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything

VialBotbot21:22

Archive lookup: juno_joins first appears in this channel on 2025-07-09.

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apnoea_down_two 21:23

crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this

apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking

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juno_joins 21:27

the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on

apnoea_down_two 21:28

probably dehydration

coming back to this my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all

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gall_bladder_gav 21:34

i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise

is it too early to retest a1c at week 21

apnoea_down_two 21:38

unrelated but lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be

get a baseline

lab error maybe

gall_bladder_gav 21:44

an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not

not a chat question

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

sorry to jump in is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it

fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean

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bea_reconstitutes 21:53

what should i get at baseline before i start

            before   after
A1c          6.4%     5.3%
trigs        2.9      1.1
HDL          0.9      1.3
LDL-C        3.4      3.2
apoB         1.09     1.02
ALT           58       24

the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely

thats normal

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evidence_or_not 22:03

a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry

nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods

is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about

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is crp worth adding to the panel
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on

gall_bladder_gav sorry to jump in is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it

evidence_or_not 22:13

how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight

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my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about

*PeptideMeter not the other one

bea_reconstitutes 22:17

my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected

update on the earlier thing egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real

swirl_not_shake 22:22

what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here

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apob if you can

a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing

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hair_month_four 22:29

get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started

VialBotbot22:33

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evidence_or_not my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about

swirl_not_shake 22:37

retest it

tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing

i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about

homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system, from memory
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry

evidence_or_not 22:46

do you get bloods every 6 months or only when something changes

thats the 90 day thing

nice a1c

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split_the_cost 22:58

most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug

hair_month_four 22:59

anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error

quick one if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5

ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year

*PeptideMeter not the other one