lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
#bloodwork 2025-10-25
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- bo_bloodwork — how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight 12:10
- bo_bloodwork — do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough 12:16
- mag_citrate — if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later 12:51
- mag_citrate — the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable 13:40
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
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follow up i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
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quick one do you get bloods every 3 months or only when something changes
see somebody
is it too early to retest a1c at week 2
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
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thats the 90 day thing
mine did the same
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
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is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise, still working it out
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
thats normal
get a baseline
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
not a chat question
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an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not, for what its worth
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
sorry to jump in homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
[edited]my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
quick one anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
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baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
is crp worth adding to the panel
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
good numbers
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
follow up thats a big move
update from 13 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
fasting insulin
[edited]ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
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
unrelated but too early for a1c
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing