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c/bloodwork·submitted 4 months ago by u/ravi_sandvik

the A1c question that gets asked weekly, answered properly

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Genuinely asking, not being difficult. Everyone in c/t2dglp1 repeats that baseline labs is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and when I search I get 4 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…

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u/jarno_karlsen-29 points·4 months ago

ferritin tanks quietly on a reduced appetite, check it

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u/a1c_arcMOD1 point·4 months ago

Flair changed to match the content. Read the sidebar before posting next time and we are square.

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u/andres_restrepo1 point·4 months ago

ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first

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