what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
#bloodwork 2025-08-11
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- vik_verifies — while im here i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise 21:02
- seizure_letter — my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a… 21:11
- a1c_lag — the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable, i could be wrong 22:33
- a1c_lag — tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing 22:48
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
fasting insulin
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
[edited]what should i get at baseline before i start
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
probably dehydration
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
not a chat question
nice a1c
while im here i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
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thats normal
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
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homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
thats the 90 day thing
retest it
mine did the same
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apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
Recon calculator: 20mg in 2.5ml = 4mg/ml.
sorry to jump in get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
coming back after 7 months, what changed in your numbers
is it too early to retest a1c at week 5
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about, n of 1 obviously
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most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
post the numbers
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable, i could be wrong
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baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
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apob if you can
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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