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c/bloodwork·submitted 1 year ago by u/pavel_nkemelu

help me understand ferritin, I have read the wiki twice

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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…

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u/pavel_nkemelu-14 points·1 year ago

This is correct. ApoB is the better marker.

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u/karl_fischer_kev-21 points·1 year ago

ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first

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u/elin_trevino1 point·1 year ago

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.

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u/pavel_nkemeluOP1 point·1 year ago

Not to be pedantic but ALT and A1c are being used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable in real life.

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u/noor_cardoso0 points·1 year ago

HOMA-IR is crude but free and useful for tracking

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u/baseline_drifteranalytical1 point·1 year ago

eGFR noise on rapid loss is real. 12 week noise, 38 week trend. Do not panic at week 64.

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u/pavel_nkemeluOP1 point·1 year ago

Baseline fasting insulin: 97.9. Week 29: 97.4. Same lab, fasted, same time of day. Trend matters.

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u/lina_falk0 points·1 year ago

What are your reference ranges?

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What to measure before you start, what to re-measure, and how to interpret movement without panicking. ApoB over LDL-C, HOMA-IR as a crude free tool, ALT and the fatty-liver story, eGFR noise during rapid loss, and the deficiencies that a 1,100-calorie appetite will hand you.

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