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#bloodwork 2026-06-16
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Highlights from this day
- alt_ast_ali — baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug 11:59
- lead_time_lars — what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything 12:56
- coa_or_cope — the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely 13:25
- coa_or_cope — my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all 13:59
- split_the_cost — get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug 14:54
update from 7 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
thats normal
too early for a1c
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fasting insulin
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not a chat question
get a baseline
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apob if you can
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
lab error maybe
do you get bloods every 5 months or only when something changes
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
mine did the same
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
update on the earlier thing alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
probably dehydration
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
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nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
thats a big move
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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
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crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
retest it
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
quick one fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug