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c/bloodwork·posted 5 months ago by u/elin_varga

stalled for 14 weeks at 0.5mg and I refuse to panic this time

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Genuinely asking, not being difficult.

Everyone in c/meta repeats that ALT is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and when I search I get 5 threads of people agreeing with each other.

Is there a paper? Is there a measurement? Or is this one of those things that is true because it has been repeated since 2023?

I am not trying to be the "source?" guy. I would just like a source.

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u/milos_trevino9 points·5 months ago·edited

eGFR noise on rapid loss is real. 24 week noise, 40 week trend. Do not panic at week 66.

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u/ismael_eriksen3 points·5 months ago

This is the "correlation is mechanism" thing again. You changed three variables at once.

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u/micro_bump_mick2 points·5 months ago

Disagree but this is the good kind of wrong — it is specific enough to be checked.

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u/flair_enthusiast7 points·5 months ago

This is correct. ApoB is the better marker.

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u/thyroid_tangent2 points·5 months ago

Ferritin tanked from 20 to 12. Small appetite, reduced iron intake, nobody was testing it until I asked.

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u/liv_okafor1 point·5 months ago

Yeah, baseline matters more than any later number.

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u/cormac_roos5 points·5 months ago

Yeah, baseline matters more than any later number.

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u/lipid_panel_larryMOD3 points·5 months ago·edited

This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes. Please contact a clinician rather than waiting for replies.

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u/mikkel_ogunleye4 points·5 months ago·edited

I am going to push back on this slightly.

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u/elin_vargaOP2 points·5 months ago

Ferritin tanked from 14 to 19. Small appetite, reduced iron intake, nobody was testing it until I asked.

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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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