genuine question ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
#bloodwork 2026-05-13
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Highlights from this day
- warsaw_vial — 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 11:28
- elm_escalates — do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough 12:57
- elm_escalates — a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing 15:02
too early for a1c
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get a baseline
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
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
thats the 90 day thing
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
probably dehydration
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably, still working it out
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
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update from 14 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking
thats a big move
mine did the same
is there any point getting a1c if i am not diabetic