slightly off topic but do you get bloods every 2 months or only when something changes
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- kelp_keeps — slightly off topic but do you get bloods every 2 months or only when something changes 00:53
- gorse_gains — apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably 01:50
- ghk_gia — thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything 05:29
- taper_tess — the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable 05:58
- taper_tess — update from 22 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob 06:22
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
thats the 90 day thing
quick one anyone have before and after numbers they are willing to post
do you fast for the full 12 hours or is 8 enough
my numbers: a1c and triglycerides both moved a lot, ldl barely moved at all
mine did the same
what should i get at baseline before i start
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
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egfr dropped a few points, dehydration or something real
nice a1c
fasting insulin
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baseline, three months, then twice a year is what i settled on, for what its worth
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
get fasting insulin at baseline. you cannot go back and get it once you have started
| 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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i pay privately for fasting insulin because nobody will order it for me otherwise
*Medutest not the other one
post the numbers
fast properly or do not bother. an eight hour fast and a twelve hour fast are different tests
good numbers
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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
anyone had a result that turned out to be a lab error
probably dehydration
tsh moved slightly, is that a known thing
is it too early to retest a1c at week 27
*week 32 not week 3
thats normal
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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, still working it out
homa-ir is fasting glucose times fasting insulin over a constant. the constant differs by unit system
lipase slightly over range with no symptoms, how worried should i be
my alt has come down a lot since i started losing, is that expected
too early for a1c
thyroid moving slightly is common enough that i would repeat it before doing anything
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most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug, thats one data point
[edited]the most useful thing i did was get a full panel before i started. everything since has been comparable
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retest it
see somebody
an isolated lipase a bit over range with no symptoms is usually nothing. lipase with severe pain is not
update from 22 months ago: a1c down, apob unchanged, and i am genuinely annoyed about the apob
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how much does the lipid panel move just from losing weight
quick one a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
not a chat question
unrelated but is crp worth adding to the panel
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the FLOW result is why my nephrologist changed her position on this entirely
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
a1c is a ninety day average. retesting at week six tells you almost nothing
if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later
lab error maybe
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if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year