get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
#bloodwork 2026-01-12
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- fake_tracking — get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started 20:20
- fake_tracking — update from 10 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob 20:40
- sgp_subq — quick one the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely 20:58
- fake_tracking — what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not 21:46
lab error maybe
update from 10 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
good numbers
quick one the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
what should i get at baseline before i start
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
[edited]what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
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alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
[edited]not a chat question
is it too early to retest a1c at week 19
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough