the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely, thats just me
#bloodwork 2026-06-26
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- taipei_tare — egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real 15:01
- septum_sal — apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking 15:06
- septum_sal — if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later 15:20
- tyne_tracks — update from 16 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob 16:34
- taipei_tare — thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything 18:15
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
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egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
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apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
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if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
[edited]is crp worth adding to the panel
thats the 90 day thing
genuine question if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
slightly off topic but nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
nice a1c
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
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mine did the same
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
update from 16 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
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ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
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
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started, anyway
probably dehydration
baseline 58
wk 2 61
wk 4 64
wk 6 67
wk 8 66
wk 10 65 (held dose from wk 7)not a chat question
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
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fasting insulin
retest it
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
baseline 58
wk 2 61
wk 4 64
wk 6 67
wk 8 66
wk 10 65 (held dose from wk 7)