what would make you stop and go and see somebody rather than post here
#bloodwork 2026-05-22
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Highlights from this day
- apob_over_ldl — triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound 19:46
- apob_over_ldl — lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be 20:05
- kelp_keeps — is it too early to retest a1c at week 21 21:00
- still_here_2024 — how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight 21:09
post the numbers
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
while im here what should i get at baseline before i start
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
my potassium came back weird and the retest was normal, whats that about
retest it
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
sorry to jump in update from 19 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob, n of 1 obviously
triglycerides halved. is that the weight or the compound
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a small egfr dip is often dehydration. rehydrate and retest before you panic
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
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nobody here is reading your bloods as a clinician. we are reading them as people who have had a lot of bloods
Inter-lab diff for lot B-0114: 99.2% vs 98.6%. Within expected range.
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 the 90 day thing
is it too early to retest a1c at week 21
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a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
unrelated but i had a potassium that came back high and the repeat was normal. the tube had been knocked about
how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
baseline 58
wk 2 61
wk 4 64
wk 6 67
wk 8 66
wk 10 65 (held dose from wk 7)mine did the same