apob if you can
#bloodwork 2024-08-08
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- rezept_rolf — my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started 01:18
- protein_floor — thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people… 03:24
- triumph_watch — is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic 04:14
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
see somebody
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
probably dehydration
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mine did the same
post the numbers
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
[edited]my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
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
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
good numbers
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what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
get a baseline
while im here baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
thats normal
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while im here is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
coming back after 23 months, what changed in your numbers
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable, take that with a pinch of salt
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
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update from 8 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
unrelated but a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing