Tags · Clinical
HbA1c
Glycated haemoglobin, its lag, and its limitations.
Related in this group: lipid panel · eGFR & renal function · liver enzymes · thyroid function · lipase & amylase · inflammatory markers · micronutrients · blood pressure · heart rate · type 2 diabetes · chronic kidney disease · MASH / hepatic steatosis
24 topics
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eGFR fluctuation and the creatinine denominator problem — the long version
eGFR fluctuation and the creatinine denominator problem — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The…
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+43 | 47 | 17k | just now |
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Reference intervals: how they are constructed and why one in twenty flags — does this still hold?
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Reference intervals: how they are constructed and why one in twenty flags — does this still hold? General question, not a request for advice about…
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+18 | 22 | 281 | 2h |
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Revisiting: Liver enzymes drifting down and what that usually means
On the subject in the title: Revisiting: Liver enzymes drifting down and what that usually means Working notes rather than a conclusion. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I know…
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+55 | 61 | 39k | 3h |
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Lipid changes during rapid weight loss: the expected trajectory
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Lipid changes during rapid weight loss: the expected trajectory Everything below is what sits behind that. General question, not a request for advice about my own…
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+11 | 15 | 34k | 11h |
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Fasting versus non-fasting and which tests care
Fasting versus non-fasting and which tests care Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I know the…
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+72 | 78 | 14k | 19h |
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A single out-of-range value on an otherwise normal panel
Posting this under the heading it deserves: A single out-of-range value on an otherwise normal panel Everything below is what sits behind that. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I…
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+70 | 75 | 20k | 6d |
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Reference intervals: how they are constructed and why one in twenty flags
Reference intervals: how they are constructed and why one in twenty flags — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I…
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+104 | 119 | 30k | 1mo |
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[2026 update] Thyroid function tests during substantial weight change
Thyroid function tests during substantial weight change Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The published…
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+69 | 74 | 4.5k | 2mo |
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About the Bloodwork category
Panels, reference intervals, biological variation, and resisting the urge to over-read one result. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded…
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+4 | 8 | 4.4k | 3mo |
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Second pass at: Fasting versus non-fasting and which tests care
On the subject in the title: Second pass at: Fasting versus non-fasting and which tests care Working notes rather than a conclusion. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I know the…
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+20 | 25 | 21k | 3mo |
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Liver enzymes drifting down and what that usually means
Liver enzymes drifting down and what that usually means — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The published trials in this…
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+66 | 72 | 12k | 4mo |
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Thyroid function tests during substantial weight change
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Thyroid function tests during substantial weight change Everything below is what sits behind that. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I…
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+136 | 149 | 3.3k | 8mo |
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Biological variation versus analytical imprecision — does this still hold?
The question in the title: Biological variation versus analytical imprecision — does this still hold? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Asking about a population rather than…
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Which panel is worth repeating and which is worth ignoring
The question in the title: Which panel is worth repeating and which is worth ignoring I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. General question, not a request for advice about my…
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+125 | 133 | 17k | 10mo |
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Micronutrient status when intake falls substantially
On the subject in the title: Micronutrient status when intake falls substantially Working notes rather than a conclusion. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The published trials in this…
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+26 | 30 | 367 | 11mo |
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Biological variation versus analytical imprecision
On the subject in the title: Biological variation versus analytical imprecision Working notes rather than a conclusion. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I know the difference and…
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Lipase elevation without symptoms: the interpretation problem — a second dataset
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Lipase elevation without symptoms: the interpretation problem — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. General question, not a request for…
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+6 | 15 | 2.2k | 13mo |
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[2026 update] Building a sensible monitoring schedule with your prescriber
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Building a sensible monitoring schedule with your prescriber Everything below is what sits behind that. General question, not a request for advice about my own care…
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+22 | 26 | 5.1k | 14mo |
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HbA1c lag and what it can and cannot tell you at eight weeks
HbA1c lag and what it can and cannot tell you at eight weeks Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I…
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+14 | 18 | 2.6k | 14mo |
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Micronutrient status when intake falls substantially — a second dataset
Micronutrient status when intake falls substantially — a second dataset Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about a population rather than about a person.…
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+9 | 13 | 274 | 14mo |
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Second pass at: A single out-of-range value on an otherwise normal panel
Second pass at: A single out-of-range value on an otherwise normal panel Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. General question, not a request for advice about my…
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+9 | 13 | 8.5k | 16mo |
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[2026 update] Lipid changes during rapid weight loss: the expected trajectory
Lipid changes during rapid weight loss: the expected trajectory Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about a population rather than about a person. The…
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+51 | 56 | 7.1k | 17mo |
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Building a sensible monitoring schedule with your prescriber
Building a sensible monitoring schedule with your prescriber — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I know the…
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+91 | 108 | 52k | 19mo |
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Revisiting: How to bring a laboratory report to an appointment usefully
Revisiting: How to bring a laboratory report to an appointment usefully — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. General question, not a request for advice about my own care — I…
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+143 | 154 | 1.7k | 21mo |