most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug, your mileage will differ
#bloodwork 2025-02-10
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- back_from_away — apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably 18:23
- back_from_away — right so an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not, ill dig out the number 18:25
- impersonator_ip — ok so a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic 18:31
- impersonator_ip — baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on 20:23
see somebody
| 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 |
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
update from 5 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
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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
right so an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not, ill dig out the number
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my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
nice a1c
apob if you can
ok so a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
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anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
get a baseline
thats a big move
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baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
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the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating