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i would not focus too much on specific blood or urinary values. i know that humans like numbers, but these can be misleading. also, the normal ranges vary between individuals.

also, blood stays well within normal ranges, yet, they are significantly prone to false negative interpretations.

i have also seen patients with "good" blood values, and still having significant pathologies. i remember the head of an cardiac institute, clearly overweight, but flawless vessels.

the idea to do regularly exercise and to eat healthy is clearly a good approach. i would also add the social component. be together with friends and family. enjoy life and stay humble.

have a look on the oldest ppl on earth. they might not have the "best blood" values, neither eat the "best food", yet, they age "slowly" while being in a good social/economical/enviromental setting.

Susiebdds 1y ago

I respectfully disagree. I discovered my diabetes through a blood test. I didn’t have any symptoms at the time and I was able to reverse it with diet and no meds. I see no downside to using blood tests as a way to maintain health especially if you are not getting yearly physicals.

Healthy diet, exercise, low stress and sunlight should go without saying.

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calimike 1y ago

I agree with you too. Regardless of how different levels for different people are, being proactive like you are is an amazing approach and nothing wrong with it at all 🤷‍♂️✌️🤙🤝

Susiebdds 1y ago

Thanks. I think most physicians no longer have the luxury of time with their patients and tend to push the easy solution of rx meds. That was my experience.

Oh and you are correct about there being outliers for health outcomes. Some of the most metabolically fit people we know are female triathletes with higher bmi’s than would be considered healthy. I have also seen a patient who has an insane 1900 calcium artery score and 20 years later has never had a cardiac event with their calcified pipes. I do think you generally should look at the average with health outcomes and diet though and then fine tune them to your own body.

calimike 1y ago

Of course. Yeah I think you are spot on. Different pots for different lids, and it’s good to use basics/parameters for some health measures. Congrats on fixing diabetes too, that’s just freakin awesome to hear. I am helping family/friends with health issues/surgery recovery, and number one is clean eating/low inflammatory diet, and proper exercise, sunlight, sleep 🤷‍♂️✊🤝

Orange Radioactive Man 1y ago

not saying that your approach is wrong. not at all. i am saying that blood/urinary tests arent telling you the full picture.

keep in mind how sensitivity, specificity and pretest probability works. thats all i am saying.

once you learn clinical skills, you will notice how less you are dependent on machines. of course they are helpful tools (for verification or exclusion), but to *operate* them properly, you need to have a "pretest understanding".

its so sad to see that general/family doctors arent working properly anymore. they are not questioning protocols. do not understand complex systems. do not want to think out of the box (even when patients ask for it). and also the link to traditional roots are completely lost.

so sad ...