what should i get at baseline before i start
#bloodwork 2026-04-06
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- tenpence — a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing 17:11
- VialBot — Assay note: GL Biochem lot B-0114 reported at 99.2% of label content. 18:18
- dexa_or_bia — coming back to this is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it 18:34
- dose_down_dara — if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5 20:28
- bac_water_bill — sorry to jump in homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system 21:15
probably dehydration
a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
mine did the same
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
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is crp worth adding to the panel
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baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on, your mileage will differ
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
update from 25 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
fasting insulin came back higher than i expected, what does that actually mean
the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
Assay note: GL Biochem lot B-0114 reported at 99.2% of label content.
retest it
coming back to this is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
baseline 58
wk 2 61
wk 4 64
wk 6 67
wk 8 66
wk 10 65 (held dose from wk 7)an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
dose_down_daraupdate from 25 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about…
anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug
thats a big move
[edited]i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods, ymmv
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
coming back after 14 months, what changed in your numbers
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
thats the 90 day thing
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
apob if you can
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
[edited]get a baseline
sorry to jump in homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
| 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 would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
*Janoshik not the other one