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#bloodwork 2026-03-07
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- swirl_not_shake — unrelated but i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about 20:08
- swirl_not_shake — slightly off topic but baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on 20:24
- swirl_not_shake — if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5 20:26
- VialBot — Reminder for swirl_not_shake: dose day is today. Set 6 days ago. 20:51
unrelated but i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
slightly off topic but baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
| 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 |
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
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lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
update from 21 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
Reminder for swirl_not_shake: dose day is today. Set 6 days ago.
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not a chat question
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
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