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Thanks for the zap!
FYI this are the lab tests that were ordered for me by Revero at LabCorp. If you want to do it yourself, there's the Own Your Labs company (https://ownyourlabs.com/, where you can order just what you want.
Ordered Items: CBC With Differential/Platelet; Comp. Metabolic Panel (14); Lipid Panel; Hemoglobin A1c; TSH; Vitamin D,
25-Hydroxy; C-Reactive Protein, Cardiac; Insulin; Venipuncture
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Don't just get the standard labs that a standard doctor will do for you. They'll skip essential things that you need. They basically ignore metabolic health until you're in full-fledged diabetes. But there's a lot of things that happen before diabetes, and you're far better off addressing it early.
You might want to take a look at a book by Dr. Ken Berry (formerly keto, now big advocate of carnivore, has a lot of youtube videos)
The title is Common Sense Labs: A Practical Guide to Decoding Your Blood Work and Taking Control of Your Health.
Personally I did the blood tests that the company Revero (founded by Dr. Shawn Baker, famous carnivore doctor, also has lots of videos) does.
Everything, according to them, was outstanding EXCEPT my cholesterol, which was high, as it is with most carnivores. But since I don't believe that high cholesterol is bad, I'm fine with that.
Revero is in a funny place with the whole high cholesterol thing. They basically will not tell you to take a statin, but they also don't tell you high cholesterol is fine. They'd probably get hauled up for medical malpractice if they told you that.
But based on the reading I've done, high cholesterol (especially if all your other blood markers are great) is not a problem.