ferritin and b12 fall quietly when you are barely eating. check them twice a year
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is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if
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- ghent_gradient — is a fasting insulin worth paying for privately if my gp will not do it 18:50
if your glucose is in mg/dL the divisor is 405. if it is mmol/L it is 22.5
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
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crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this
is it too early to retest a1c at week 2
apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably
is crp worth adding to the panel
[edited]a single weird electrolyte is very often a handling artefact. retest before you worry
alt and ast coming down as you lose liver fat is common and is a good sign
crp is worth adding if you can, it moves in a useful direction on this