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#bloodwork 2026-03-10

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Highlights from this day
  • bo_bloodwork — while im here thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything 14:31
  • swirl_not_shake — apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably 15:53
  • alt_ast_ali — a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic 16:09
  • VialBot — New independent result logged — SWB, lot A-2418, purity 97.4% (Medutest). 17:26
BB

i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise

BB

while im here thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything

SN

apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably

AA

a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic

baseline  58
wk 2      61
wk 4      64
wk 6      67
wk 8      66
wk 10     65   (held dose from wk 7)
PM

apob if you can

Cited study
Tirzepatide versus Semaglutide Once Weekly in Type 2 Diabetes (SURPASS-2)
New England Journal of Medicine · 2021
The head-to-head everyone quotes. Note the semaglutide comparator dose.
AA

a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing

PM

get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started

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if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later

VB

New independent result logged — SWB, lot A-2418, purity 97.4% (Medutest).

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AA

my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently

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ST

thats normal

Cited study
Tirzepatide versus Semaglutide Once Weekly in Type 2 Diabetes (SURPASS-2)
New England Journal of Medicine · 2021
The head-to-head everyone quotes. Note the semaglutide comparator dose.