apob if you can
#bloodwork 2026-06-23
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- fake_tracking — lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be 06:57
- ferritin_fay — a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic 07:39
- evidence_or_not — a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry 11:55
- thirty_one_g — update from 24 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually… 12:06
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
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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
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most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
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fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
thats normal
sorry to jump in homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
see somebody
not a chat question
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later, ill dig out the number
good numbers
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apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
fasting insulin
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how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
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tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
probably dehydration
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unrelated but get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
ok so do you get bloods every 5 months or only when something changes
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
[edited]get a baseline
quick one what should i get at baseline before i start
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
right so what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
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an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
lab error maybe
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
ok so anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
apob_over_ldlapob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get…
update from 24 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
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follow up ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise