Got my first blood panel done today. Pending results..! Do you guys know how to read your results?

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Your doctor should help you with that. On mine, there was a range of expected “normal” values.

If you’ve been losing weight on keto, remember not to panic if your cholesterol is a little higher than usual. That’s your body metabolizing your own fat.

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Most doctors are still stuck in the 70s.
High LDL isn’t necessarily bad. It doesn’t really say anything... too many vastly different physiological states with the same LDL number

Focus on items such as fasting insulin, fasting glucose, 2-hour postprandial of the same, A1c, triglycerides, and HDL. You will probably only be tested on the latter two

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Thanks guys :)

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High LDL isn’t good, definitely don’t just assume that away. Might be your body metabolizing fat but it’s still LDL in your bloodstream.

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