sorry to jump in triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
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#bloodwork 2026-03-21
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- sasha_stacks — unrelated but egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real 11:19
- lot_number_lou — thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything 12:07
- lot_number_lou — apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking 14:13
- lot_number_lou — alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign, someone check my working 14:15
- surpass_two — most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug 15:59
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
apob if you can
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mine did the same
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i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
good numbers
unrelated but egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
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too early for a1c
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
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apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
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
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my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
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retest it
right so what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
quick one i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
see somebody
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
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what should i get at baseline before i start
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
| 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 |
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign, someone check my working
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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started, someone check my working
post the numbers
right so update from 3 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
sorry to jump in coming back after 21 months, what changed in your numbers
thats normal
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
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is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
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thats a big move
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lab error maybe
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic, i think
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
probably dehydration
is crp worth adding to the panel
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