ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
#bloodwork 2024-11-29
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Highlights from this day
- lean_mass_lex — if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later 20:28
- lean_mass_lex — fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started 20:50
- thirty_min_wait — i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about 21:55
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
retest it
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
right so tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
nice a1c
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
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sorry to jump in is it too early to retest a1c at week 11
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
get a baseline
| 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 |
thats a big move
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
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how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
update on the earlier thing a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry