coming back after 9 months, what changed in your numbers
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#bloodwork 2026-03-29
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- truncation_tru — coming back after 9 months, what changed in your numbers 17:30
- truncation_tru — fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests 18:27
- month_six_me — apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking 21:12
- VialBot — Verification log updated: QYB — evidence added, status unchanged. 21:14
what should i get at baseline before i start
ok so update from 1 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating
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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
| 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 |
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crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
right so is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
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, thats one data point
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
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tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
seven_five_sweetif a result frightens you, that is a conversation with a clinician. we will help you…
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
mine did the same
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
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Verification log updated: QYB — evidence added, status unchanged.
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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 |
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound