get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started, not advice obviously
#bloodwork 2026-02-12
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- dana_titrates — get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started, not advice obviously 10:48
- alt_ast_ali — egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real 11:30
- alt_ast_ali — apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably 13:05
- dana_titrates — is crp worth adding to the panel 13:22
- dana_titrates — my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently 13:24
thats a big move
ok so a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
probably dehydration
egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
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what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
mine did the same
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*VendorInvestigate not the other one
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
good numbers
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
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is crp worth adding to the panel
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my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
| 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 |