mine did the same
#bloodwork 2025-10-11
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- apnoea_down_two — nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods 18:18
- VialBot — New independent result logged — GL Biochem, lot F-1330, purity 98.6% (PeptideMeter). 20:00
- thyroid_thea — a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic 20:14
- dexa_or_bia — alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign 20:33
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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nice a1c
thats normal
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
lab error maybe
not a chat question
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
fasting insulin
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
while im here a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this, we shall see
while im here the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
good numbers
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
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
probably dehydration
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most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
what should i get at baseline before i start
see somebody
what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
do you get bloods every 6 months or only when something changes
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
post the numbers
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
New independent result logged — GL Biochem, lot F-1330, purity 98.6% (PeptideMeter).
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
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homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
apob if you can
thats the 90 day thing
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not, thats one data point
thats a big move
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
for the archive baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
while im here i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
[edited]too early for a1c
retest it