ok so an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
#bloodwork 2025-09-19
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- identity_shift — what should i get at baseline before i start 23:04
- week_three_wall — what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not 23:17
- lisbon_lot — quick one a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing, happy to be corrected 23:22
- VialBot — New independent result logged — Homopeptide, lot H-2814, purity 97.4% (Janoshik). 23:41
thats normal
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
retest it
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
too early for a1c
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ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year, n of 1 obviously
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
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
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 24✅2
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably, someone check my working
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
nice a1c
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
get a baseline
lab error maybe
apob if you can
thats the 90 day thing
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
probably dehydration
update from 8 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
not a chat question
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what should i get at baseline before i start
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post the numbers
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
is crp worth adding to the panel
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
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thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
quick one a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing, happy to be corrected
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good numbers
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry, ill dig out the number
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
fasting insulin
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
[edited]thats a big move
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New independent result logged — Homopeptide, lot H-2814, purity 97.4% (Janoshik).
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
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