#bloodwork 2026-06-07

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

if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year

get a baseline

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

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

baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on

apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking

good numbers

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

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

my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently

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

is crp worth adding to the panel

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

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

is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods

probably dehydration

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

apob if you can

coming back to this what should i get at baseline before i start

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

lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year

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

a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic

retest it

nice a1c

thats normal

my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all

mine did the same