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Does treatment change insulin requirements in type 2 diabetes?

The clinician who ordered the panel was not concerned; I would still like to understand it. The empirical answer seems settled. The explanation does not. If the…

t2dm
t2dm

Type 2 diabetes: glycaemic endpoints, the SURPASS and SUSTAIN programmes, dose ranges licensed for diabetes versus obesity, and interaction with…

20 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsbloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsasked by second_lot 11k · 5 months ago
8 votes0 answers3.7k views
Is AST worth drawing at baseline before starting semaglutide?

For reference: AST · semaglutide. I would like to define my thresholds before I have a result, for obvious reasons. I want a plan with explicit stopping rules, not…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsasked by Dr_Idris_Coulibaly 40k · 8 months ago
7 votes5 answers14k views
Is ALT worth drawing at baseline before starting a GLP-1 receptor agonist?

Setup, so nobody has to ask: ALT · a GLP-1 receptor agonist. I would like to set this up properly once, rather than adjust it repeatedly. My budget is real but not…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionspcos
pcos

Polycystic ovary syndrome: insulin resistance as the shared mechanism, ovulatory and menstrual outcomes reported on treatment, androgen changes,…

14 questionsasked by one_ml_bac 12k · 13 months ago
7 votes 5 answers8k views
How do I interpret a magnesium trend across three draws?

The clinician who ordered the panel was not concerned; I would still like to understand it. I would like to know the limits of what can be inferred from this. What I…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionslipids
lipids

Lipid response on treatment: triglycerides, LDL-C, non-HDL-C, ApoB and Lp(a), which of them move with weight loss, and why a fasting panel drawn…

112 questionsasked by g_paskevicius 44k · 16 months ago
5 votes 5 answers25k views
What interval makes sense for repeating creatinine on a GLP-1 receptor agonist?

What I am working with: creatinine · a GLP-1 receptor agonist. I would like to set this up properly once, rather than adjust it repeatedly. My budget is real but not…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsasked by mala_venkatesh 21k · 2.0 years ago
5 votes5 answers21k views
What interval makes sense for repeating creatinine on cagrilintide?

What I am working with: creatinine · cagrilintide. I would like to set this up properly once, rather than adjust it repeatedly. My budget is real but not tight, and…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsasked by nine_point_nine 45k · 22 months ago
5 votes 5 answers13k views
What interval makes sense for repeating LDL-C on cagrilintide?

What I am working with: LDL-C · cagrilintide. I am trying to build something sustainable rather than something thorough that I will abandon. I have already decided…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsasked by tyndall_haze 48k · 2.3 years ago
5 votes 1 answer5.3k views
Which panels are actually worth drawing at baseline?

I have the full paper rather than the abstract, and the supplementary appendix. I have read the obvious sources and they disagree with each other, so I would rather…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionslipids
lipids

Lipid response on treatment: triglycerides, LDL-C, non-HDL-C, ApoB and Lp(a), which of them move with weight loss, and why a fasting panel drawn…

112 questionsasked by area_percent 13k · 11 months ago
4 votes5 answers14k views
What interval makes sense for repeating ferritin on liraglutide?

Concretely: ferritin · liraglutide. I want to decide this in advance so that I am not deciding it under pressure later. Assume I will follow the plan I write down, so…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsasked by nominal_ten 14k · 12 months ago
4 votes 4 answers2.1k views
Is TSH worth drawing at baseline before starting orforglipron?

Numbers first: TSH · orforglipron. This is a planning question. I know what my options are; I do not know how to weigh them. What I want is the minimum viable…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsasked by fiadh_cronin 14k · 2 months ago
2 votes 5 answers7.1k views
What interval makes sense for repeating ALT on mazdutide?

Stated plainly: ALT · mazdutide. I am trying to build something sustainable rather than something thorough that I will abandon. I have already decided the broad…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsasked by swab_and_wait 15k · 10 months ago
1 vote2 answers756 views
Is creatinine worth drawing at baseline before starting mazdutide?

Stated plainly: creatinine · mazdutide. I am trying to build something sustainable rather than something thorough that I will abandon. I have already decided the…

bloodwork
bloodwork

Laboratory monitoring: which panels are worth ordering, sensible intervals, reference-range versus optimal-range arguments, and how to read a…

284 questionsharm-reduction
harm-reduction

Reducing avoidable risk where a decision has already been made: independent verification before use, sterility practice, dose arithmetic checked…

445 questionsa1c
a1c

Glycated haemoglobin as a ninety-day glycaemic average: what a change of half a point means, why it lags, and the conditions under which it…

108 questionsasked by felix_araya 17k · 34 days ago