update from 10 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
#bloodwork 2025-05-04
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- verify_or_dont — apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably 10:07
- fridge_thermo — do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough 10:23
- verify_or_dont — most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug, ask me again in a month 11:02
- verify_or_dont — my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all 13:17
retest it
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
*that should say weekly
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not, anyway
is crp worth adding to the panel
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
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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nice a1c
fasting insulin
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
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not a chat question
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follow up what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug, ask me again in a month
| 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, still working it out
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
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lab error maybe
[edited]| 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 |
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thats normal
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
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