quick one my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
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- secretagogue_sy — coming back after 4 months, what changed in your numbers 21:37
- mhra_unlicensed — while im here i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about 22:00
- sulphur_burp — update on the earlier thing how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you… 22:02
- still_here_2024 — 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 22:11
- still_here_2024 — lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a… 22:17
too early for a1c
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
see somebody
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coming back after 4 months, what changed in your numbers
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anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
post the numbers
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
thats a big move
ok so what should i get at baseline before i start
while im here i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
probably dehydration
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update on the earlier thing how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
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
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get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
[edited]lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
apob if you can
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
update from 3 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob