what would you tell week-1 you about lipids
Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud.
The advice on ApoB in this community changed substantially around the start of last year, and nobody went back and updated the older posts. So depending on which thread the search engine hands you, you get two contradictory answers with the same confidence.
I have listed what I think the current consensus is below. Correct me — that is the point of posting it.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Strongly agree. ALT is where you catch the liver story early.
Is that fasted?
post reference ranges with your numbers, units differ by country and lab
You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.
ferritin tanks quietly on a reduced appetite, check it
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ferritin tanks quietly on a reduced appetite, check it
eGFR noise during rapid loss is expected
Strongly agree. ALT is where you catch the liver story early.
baseline is the most important A1c measurement, you cannot collect it later
Strongly agree. ALT is where you catch the liver story early.
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This is correct. ApoB is the better marker.
the 13 month eGFR check is the routine
ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first
Mechanistically the bit that matters is ALT. It explains most of the early profile and a decent chunk of the outcome.
Flair changed to match the content. Read the sidebar before posting next time and we are square.
ferritin tanks quietly on a reduced appetite, check it
This is the "correlation is mechanism" thing again. You changed three variables at once.
ferritin tanks quietly on a reduced appetite, check it
You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.
ApoB over LDL-C, that is the hierarchy
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