james_edin said:ApoB is the more informative number and it is cheap.
Agreed, and hsCRP is worth reading alongside them. The inflammatory-marker fall is often the most striking change on a panel and it is consistent with the cardiovascular outcome data.
HealthEcon_DC said:Agreed, and reference ranges are laboratory-specific.
This answered a question I did not know how to ask. I will report back once I have actually tried it.
james_edin said:ApoB is the more informative number and it is cheap.
Careful with treating an unchanged LDL-C as a failure. If ApoB and triglycerides both fell, the particle picture improved regardless of what the calculated LDL says.
Correct me if the detail matters more than I have assumed.
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View Resultssophie_paris said:I got a full panel before starting and a repeat at three months, and the second one is more useful than the first purely because I now have something…
Shot day Wednesday report relevant to baseline bloodwork:
Week 13. Currently on 0.5mg. Down 39 lbs from starting weight of 251 lbs.
This week's observations: Mild fatigue day 1-2 post-injection, then fine.
Labs due next week — looking forward to seeing the metabolic panel. I'll post results in the Lab Results section when they come in.
Moderator note: leaving this open. It is being argued well and the disagreement is the useful part. Tagging this one for the weekly digest.