PharmD_Rodriguez said:Comprehensive lipid panel update relevant to the lipid panel: Marker Baseline 6 Months 12 Months Reference Total Cholesterol 263 218 188 <200 LDL…
Careful with treating an unchanged LDL-C as a failure. If ApoB and triglycerides both fell, the particle picture improved regardless of what the calculated LDL says.
Dr.DermMIA said:Triglycerides dropped by half, HDL barely moved, and my calculated LDL is almost exactly where it started, which is not the outcome I had been…
Before/after bloodwork compilation for the lipid panel — everything in one place for those who want comprehensive data:
| Category | Marker | Before | After 15mo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metabolic | A1C | 8.4% | 5.7% | ⬇️ 1.6% |
| Metabolic | Fasting Glucose | 127 | 92 | ⬇️ 37 |
| Lipids | LDL | 175 | 104 | ⬇️ 47 |
| Lipids | Triglycerides | 247 | 117 | ⬇️ 97 |
| Inflammation | hsCRP | 8.5 | 1.0 | ⬇️ 4.0 |
Every single metabolic marker improved. This is why I'm a believer in this therapy.
Dr.SportsMedIN said:Careful with treating an unchanged LDL-C as a failure.
Advanced lipoprotein testing on the lipid panel — going beyond standard lipid panel:
| Marker | Baseline | Month 8 | Clinical Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| LDL-P | 1590 | 990 | Particle count (more precise than LDL-C) |
| Small dense LDL | 60% | 34% | Atherogenic pattern |
| Remnant cholesterol | 34 | 14 | Triglyceride-rich lipoproteins |
| oxLDL | 75 | 38 | Oxidative stress marker |
The shift from small dense to large buoyant LDL is particularly important — it represents a fundamental change in the atherogenic profile.
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View ResultsOne thing that is still open after hyun_seoul’s answer:
Did your prescriber agree with that reading, and if not what was their objection?
Closing the loop on my own question.
Update, and it is the boring outcome: nothing was wrong. The measurement I was reading had moved less than its own week-to-week variation, which somebody said upthread and I did not believe.