trend beats absolute for almost everything on a panel

not a doctor, obviously the most useful thing i did was a full panel before starting, because everything since has something to sit against, with the reference range though

the private panels that include apob exist, you usually have to build the panel rather than buy one, trend over single value

baseline is the one thing you cannot get retrospectively. that is the whole argument for it, roughly

if you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later, worth checking against your own baseline

see somebody

comparing two labs, so most of the lipid improvement in my panel tracked the weight, not the drug

the trend across six panels told me something. no single panel ever did

for the bloods notes lipid panels move around a lot with fasting state, and half the arguments in here are about that

the panel is information. what you do with it is a conversation with an actual clinician

yeah thats the bit, two draws for a baseline

read the lab notes

apob is the better marker and it is harder to get. i track both because i can only get one reliably, i would repeat before worrying

panel question what does a rising creatinine mean if you have been drinking less, if anyone has a number

thats normal

follow up on the liver thing a1c is a three month average, so a panel at week six is measuring the month before you started, logged with the date

repeat came back apob is the one i had to ask for by name and pay for, and it is the one i am most glad i have