crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this, ill dig out the number
#bloodwork 2026-03-03
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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
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
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fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
Reminder for ferritin_fay: dose day is today. Set 7 days ago.
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get a baseline
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
retest it
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
too early for a1c
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the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
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a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
mine did the same
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
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baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
| 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 |
thats normal
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ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
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my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all, still working it out
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
for the archive do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
good numbers
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a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic, thats one data point
New independent result logged — GL Biochem, lot E-2205, purity 98.6% (VendorInvestigate).
see somebody
follow up my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
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triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
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 24is crp worth adding to the panel
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post