crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
#bloodwork 2025-07-22
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Highlights from this day
- VialBot — Assay note: FGP lot SG-1177 reported at 98.1% of label content. 16:10
- mg_per_ml — coming back to this what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not 17:24
- HPLC_Hank — slightly off topic but how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight 19:10
- HPLC_Hank — slightly off topic but alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign 19:56
sorry to jump in coming back after 16 months, what changed in your numbers
post the numbers
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
update from 24 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
thats a big move
what should i get at baseline before i start
lab error maybe
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
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thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
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the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
fasting insulin
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all, still working it out
nice a1c
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
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is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
[edited]update on the earlier thing what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
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
too early for a1c
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
Assay note: FGP lot SG-1177 reported at 98.1% of label content.
sorry to jump in triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
thats the 90 day thing
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
[edited]my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
coming back to this what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
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homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system, i could be wrong
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thats a big move
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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thats normal
see somebody
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a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
do you get bloods every 3 months or only when something changes
is it too early to retest a1c at week 16
retest it
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slightly off topic but how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic, thats one data point
slightly off topic but alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
before after
A1c 6.4% 5.3%
trigs 2.9 1.1
HDL 0.9 1.3
LDL-C 3.4 3.2
apoB 1.09 1.02
ALT 58 24not a chat question