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As far as hydration, if anything I'm dehydrated. On a good dose of clen & cramping. Also ephedrine and caffeine.I'm this guy right here. I read 2-5pts higher (never ever lower) via finger vs blood from vein. Replicated numerous times with finger and blood same day and same hydration level. Finger prick machine calibrated recently multiple times too. Always thought it was odd or maybe just me as lab/nurses were perplexed but with overwhelming data on me just accepted it.
Hydration plays a big role too for me. Several points on hgb and crit.
By that logic, both markers would be higher, no?
I understand there can be variances with finger prick vs IV draw. But the decrease in HCT/Hb over the past 8 weeks has been too significant and consistent to ignore. I'll be able to hard- confirm in 5 weeks when I get my postshow bloodwork.
I generally get a comprehensive panel 4-5 times/ year. After this show is over I'll almost certainly go back to eating a ton of red meat because I feel good and build more muscle on it, and even with the red meat my HCT/Hb is still completely within the normal range. I'll post follow-ups in this thread going forward.