update from 8 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
#bloodwork 2026-06-19
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- bengaluru_bac — quick one thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good… 19:00
- bengaluru_bac — triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests 19:20
- VialBot — Assay note: HJ lot KP-0925 reported at 96.8% of label content. 20:57
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follow up lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
lab error maybe
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most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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nice a1c
right so the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
quick one thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
thats the 90 day thing
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
thats a big move
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
is crp worth adding to the panel
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
too early for a1c
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
is it too early to retest a1c at week 3
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on, someone check my working
post the numbers
probably dehydration
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
not a chat question
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5, i have it written down somewhere
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
Assay note: HJ lot KP-0925 reported at 96.8% of label content.
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
good numbers
thats normal
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
[edited]week_three_wallis crp worth adding to the panel if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it…
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
get a baseline, i have it written down somewhere
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
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