I posted this to /fasting but thought it might do better over here:
I’m a a 53 year old male (starting weight Of 372lbs) with type 2 diabetes who started fasting 3 weeks ago. My blood sugar has completely normalized in that time. I’m trying to do ADF on a Mon/Wed/Fri schedule.
At the beginning of my fasting, I had a bunch of blood work done so I’m looking to compare the changes over time and looking for some advise from the data nerds here.
I did the normal stuff: lipid panel, A1C, CBC, comprehensive metabolic panel, urinalysis along with testosterone and c-reactive protein. I wish I had done fasting insulin and an advanced lipid panel.
I also had a Dexa scan done a while back along with a 3D scan of my body to compare body changes.
My plan is to go back monthly to track bloodwork and maybe every three months to redo the dexa scan / 3D scan.
My question is there anything else I should add to the list? Anything I have not thought of? Anything you guys wish you had tested for at the beginning of your fasting journey?
Hit me with your craziest ideas.
Love me some data :)
I was in a very similar to yours about 3 years ago (52M, 350 then). I didn’t start tracking my body measurements until much later, which I regret a little not that I am in the gym 4 days a week. Also, looking back, it would have been cool to have some sort of analysis done of my microbiome. I think it would have been interesting to track the changes to my flora over my journey. (I didn’t really know it was a thing at the time)
Edit: added some words for clarification