help me understand ferritin, I have read the wiki twice
Trying to settle this properly because the thread from last year went in circles.
The claim: eGFR matters. The counter-claim: it is measurement error. Both sides have been asserting it confidently for about 4 months without either producing anything.
What would actually settle it is 7 people measuring the same thing the same way. I have started; my numbers are below. They lean one way but not strongly enough for me to declare victory.
If you have data, post the data. If you have an opinion, flair it as an opinion.
best — the order this archive was captured in
The practical rule people converge on is 28 days at fridge temperature after first puncture, and that comes from the preservative, not the peptide.
eGFR noise during rapid loss is expected
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Yeah, baseline matters more than any later number.
the 21 month bloodwork check is the routine
Strongly agree. ALT is where you catch the liver story early.
Slight fix: the number was 98.9, not 99.0. Decimal point, but a fairly consequential one.
This is correct. ApoB is the better marker.
ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first
ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 39 weeks to accept.
Not to be pedantic but ALT and A1c are being used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable in real life.
HOMA-IR is crude but free and useful for tracking
eGFR noise on rapid loss is real. 12 week noise, 38 week trend. Do not panic at week 64.
Baseline fasting insulin: 97.9. Week 29: 97.4. Same lab, fasted, same time of day. Trend matters.
Flair changed to match the content. Read the sidebar before posting next time and we are square.
Flair changed to match the content.
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 17 weeks to accept.
ApoB over LDL-C, that is the hierarchy
You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.
HOMA-IR is crude but free and useful for tracking
eGFR noise during rapid loss is expected
Small correction: the trial was 16 weeks, not 39. Does not change your point but people will quote it.
ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first
Do you have baseline to compare to?
This is correct. ApoB is the better marker.
redact identifying details from lab PDFs before posting
That is net peptide content, not purity. Different number, different meaning.
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