probably dehydration
#bloodwork 2025-11-24
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- assay_not_purity — while im here how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight 22:23
- spare_vial — a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry 22:30
- assay_not_purity — sorry to jump in if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5 22:46
- assay_not_purity — apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on 22:47
while im here how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
| Test | Why now |
|---|---|
| Fasting insulin | impossible to get a true baseline afterwards |
| Full lipid panel with apoB | the comparison is the whole point |
| HbA1c | 90-day average, so it lags your start |
| CMP + CBC | cheap, and the reference for everything after |
| Ferritin, B12, TSH | these fall quietly on a low intake |
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
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homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
sorry to jump in if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
lab error maybe
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 24thats a big move
retest it