how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
#bloodwork 2024-04-07
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Highlights from this day
- batch_bandit — ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating 16:15
- batch_bandit — i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about 16:58
- noct.titrate — sorry to jump in homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system 18:55
*Janoshik not the other one
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
follow up apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
thats a big move
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
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i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
what should i get at baseline before i start
mine did the same
coming back after 2 months, what changed in your numbers
[edited]apob if you can
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
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what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
retest it
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if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
see somebody
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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
sorry to jump in homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
| Test | Why now |
|---|---|
| Fasting insulin | impossible to get a true baseline afterwards |
| Full lipid panel with apoB | the comparison is the whole point |
| HbA1c | 90-day average, so it lags your start |
| CMP + CBC | cheap, and the reference for everything after |
| Ferritin, B12, TSH | these fall quietly on a low intake |
good numbers
is crp worth adding to the panel
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do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
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is it too early to retest a1c at week 8
probably dehydration
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