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#bloodwork 2026-01-09

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  • VialBot — Assay note: KP lot G-0641 reported at 99% of label content. 23:01
  • hydrate_hana — egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real 23:08
  • hydrate_hana — homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system, not advice obviously 23:15

fasting insulin

get a baseline

lab error maybe

A1

a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry

VB

Assay note: KP lot G-0641 reported at 99% of label content.

HH

homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system, not advice obviously

A1

baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on

LL

update from 19 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob

SB

i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about