apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
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#bloodwork 2026-04-26
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- stack_sceptic — apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you… 20:47
- gall_bladder_gav — homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system 21:43
- gall_bladder_gav — is crp worth adding to the panel 22:04
- stack_sceptic — baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on 22:15
update on the earlier thing my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all, n of 1 obviously
follow up my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
post the numbers
probably dehydration
thats a big move
i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
my b12 is borderline, supplementing or eating differently
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update on the earlier thing what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
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the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
fasting insulin
nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
is crp worth adding to the panel
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fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on
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anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
thats normal
too early for a1c
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing, i could be wrong
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
ok so thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything, happy to be corrected
thats the 90 day thing
before after
A1c 6.4% 5.3%
trigs 2.9 1.1
HDL 0.9 1.3
LDL-C 3.4 3.2
apoB 1.09 1.02
ALT 58 24follow up an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
nice a1c
ferritin is low, is that the drug or the not eating