my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
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- secretagogue_sy — my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about 11:17
- VialBot — Digest for the week of 2025-02-25 has been published. 13:00
- meniscus_mel — is it too early to retest a1c at week 30 13:40
- oasis_ola — i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise, someone check my working alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common… 15:51
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
follow up if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
too early for a1c
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug, still working it out
get a baseline
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
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
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alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
thats a big move
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
Digest for the week of 2025-02-25 has been published.
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thats the 90 day thing
not a chat question
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
good numbers
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
update from 16 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob, still working it out
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
is it too early to retest a1c at week 30
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lab error maybe
[edited]retest it
mine did the same
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post the numbers
see somebody
ok so fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
probably dehydration
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
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get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
apob if you can
not a chat question
[edited]i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise, someone check my working
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
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i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
nice a1c
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