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#bloodwork 2026-05-19
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- nim_new — a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing 22:43
- nordic_price_nils — crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this 23:07
- nim_new — update on the earlier thing if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later 23:15
- olive_orders — most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug 23:33
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
quick one a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
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is it too early to retest a1c at week 30
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
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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
probably dehydration
[edited]my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign, someone check my working
quick one if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5, i could be wrong
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
for the archive 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
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the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely, for what its worth
follow up ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
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crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
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coming back after 2 months, what changed in your numbers
ok so homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system, i think
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lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
do you get bloods every 5 months or only when something changes
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
update on the earlier thing if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
| 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 |
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sorry to jump in tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
thats a big move
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
right so anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
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update from 1 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
sorry to jump in fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
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an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
get a baseline
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
unrelated but how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight