nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
#bloodwork 2025-10-27
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- VialBot — New independent result logged — Homopeptide, lot D-0718, purity 99% (VendorInvestigate). 22:42
- igf_one_ivy — do you get bloods every 2 months or only when something changes 23:00
- night_pin — while im here an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not 23:13
- yyz_vial — update from 17 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob 23:42
not a chat question
thats a big move
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right so 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
fasting insulin
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
*Janoshik not the other one
cricket_or_footyright so fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic, n of 1 obviously
New independent result logged — Homopeptide, lot D-0718, purity 99% (VendorInvestigate).
update on the earlier thing apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
while im here fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely, your mileage will differ
is it too early to retest a1c at week 20
do you get bloods every 2 months or only when something changes
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
Batch lookup H-2814: 5 independent reports on file, earliest 2025-03-22.
genuine question 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
cricket_or_footyright so fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
while im here an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this, take that with a pinch of salt
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
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alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
mine did the same
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*PeptideMeter not the other one
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year, not advice obviously
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
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too early for a1c
update from 17 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
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lab error maybe
coming back after 19 months, what changed in your numbers
good numbers