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c/bloodwork·submitted 2 months ago by u/nabila_bakken

stalled for 10 weeks at 0.5mg and I refuse to panic this time

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I have had 8 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe. Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied by about 36 days on nominally the same lane, which matters more in summer than in February. The independent number came back 96.8% against a claimed…

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u/lina_almeida6 points·2 months ago

Dead space in the needle hub holds a small but non-trivial volume. On low-volume draws that can be several units.

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u/britt_marchand3 points·2 months ago

Disagree. What you are describing is consistent with ferritin, not with what you concluded.

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u/hugo_pires7 points·2 months ago

post reference ranges with your numbers, units differ by country and lab

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u/mateusz_achebe2 points·2 months ago

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Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.

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u/nayeli_iyer1 point·2 months ago

HOMA-IR is crude but free and useful for tracking

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u/skip_week_sceptic1 point·2 months ago

Strongly agree. ALT is where you catch the liver story early.

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