claudia_zurich said:A defensible baseline is short: HbA1c and fasting glucose, a lipid panel with ApoB if you can get it, ALT and AST, creatinine with eGFR, TSH, ferritin…
Blood work came back perfect. baseline bloodwork + this community = winning. 🏆
A narrower follow-up, since the general answer is now clear:
What actually belongs on a baseline panel, as opposed to the enormous list that gets pasted around here?
lucas_SP_BR said:baseline bloodwork + this community = winning.
PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy. You need a "before" picture to measure progress. My recommended pre-treatment panel:
- CMP + A1C + fasting insulin
- Complete lipid panel with particle count if possible
- hsCRP, ferritin, B12, vitamin D
- Thyroid panel (TSH + free T4)
- CBC with differential
- Liver panel (ALT, AST, GGT)
- DEXA scan or body composition
Total cost at Quest without insurance: ~$200. Worth every penny for the data.
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Took the whole panel in rather than the one flagged line, and the conversation lasted two minutes instead of generating three more tests.
Dr.GastroMayo said:PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy.
Dr.GastroMayo has the substance of this right. The condition it depends on is worth stating. One addition: if the lab changes analytical platform between your draws, the comparison breaks and nobody tells you. It is worth asking when a value moves inexplicably.
Correct me if the detail matters more than I have assumed.