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#bloodwork 2025-08-07
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- HPLC_Hank — ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year 15:55
- HPLC_Hank — i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about 16:52
- HPLC_Hank — sorry to jump in my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all 16:55
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
see somebody
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
for the archive a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
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
get a baseline
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
for the archive is crp worth adding to the panel
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
[edited]mine did the same
too early for a1c
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
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
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
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apob if you can
fasting insulin
[edited]thats the 90 day thing
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
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sorry to jump in my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
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 24probably dehydration
slightly off topic but apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
*2ml not 2.5