baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
#bloodwork 2025-06-09
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- group_buy_gwen — if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5, ill dig out the number 23:04
- group_buy_gwen — fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean 23:31
- nausea_window — slightly off topic but what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not 23:42
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system, n of 1 obviously
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
get a baseline
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started, thats one data point
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
is it too early to retest a1c at week 7
baseline 58
wk 2 61
wk 4 64
wk 6 67
wk 8 66
wk 10 65 (held dose from wk 7)if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5, ill dig out the number
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crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
fasting insulin
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
do you get bloods every 7 months or only when something changes
thats the 90 day thing
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do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
thats a big move
*that should say weekly
sorry to jump in anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
lab error maybe
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fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
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thats normal
update from 5 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
slightly off topic but what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
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ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
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post the numbers
baseline 58
wk 2 61
wk 4 64
wk 6 67
wk 8 66
wk 10 65 (held dose from wk 7)👀1❤️15
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating