fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
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#bloodwork 2026-03-08
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- relabel_watch — quick one a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing 19:11
- VialBot — Purity check: no report on file for lot KP-0925. Nothing logged either way. 19:31
- bex_bloods — do you get bloods every 3 months or only when something changes 21:50
- bex_bloods — slightly off topic but anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error 22:02
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
too early for a1c
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
get a baseline
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
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retest it
thats a big move
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
good numbers
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about, happy to be corrected
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
thats normal
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5, i have it written down somewhere
for the archive nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
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alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
| 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 |
what should i get at baseline before i start
update on the earlier thing my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
probably dehydration
not a chat question
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
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unrelated but my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
quick one a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
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tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
apob if you can
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
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baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
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a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
Purity check: no report on file for lot KP-0925. Nothing logged either way.
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nice a1c
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update from 16 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
is it too early to retest a1c at week 11
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
lab error maybe
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
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i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
post the numbers
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thats the 90 day thing
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
mine did the same
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
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
fasting insulin
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything, happy to be corrected
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
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see somebody
lab error maybe
unrelated but nice a1c
apob if you can
while im here nice a1c
do you get bloods every 3 months or only when something changes
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what does homa-ir actually tell you that fasting insulin does not
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
nice a1c
coming back after 3 months, what changed in your numbers
slightly off topic but anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
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mine did the same
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
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