what blood tests to get?

I'm heading to the doc for the yearly tune up (mainly sports/joint injuries) and he'll probably want to take some blood to check the internals.

Are there any specific tests I should take? I know the "normal" vitamin D test isn't accurate or something, what about for T and SBHG and whatever else? Fasting insulin?

He's not a "natural" kind of doc I don't think, so I'm not sure how he'll react, but I'm going to ask anyway.

The ones I am going for are thyroid hormones, sex hormones, insulin, blood sugar.. those are certainly some of the most important.

Cortisol is also sometimes interesting, but usually only if the individual has been under prolonged stress or anything like that.

I'm probably missing or overlooking loads lol, but that's my input

Was just about to make the same topic, CS, anything hoppipolla is missing?

The following provide clues in the absense of medical history:

Triglycerides, glucose tolerance test (GTT), glucse, HDL, 25 hydroxyvitamin D, prolactin and TSH.

Can anyone add to this? I'm going to a doctor ,who is a friend of mine.He'll give me whatever I need. He thinks I'm just some crazy trainer tinkering with my health so it's cool.Very handy to have him around:)

go to Quest Diagnostics

use this exact list. this will give you a good picture.

Total Testosterone (15983x)
Estradiol (4021x) Sensitive; (Male 13-54 pg/mL)
LH
FSH
IGF-1
IGFBP-3
SHBG
DHT
DHEAS
Prolactin
Ferritin
Iron Total
TSH
T3, Total (859X)
T4, Total (Thyroxine)
T3, Free
T4,Free
T3, Reverse (967X)
Thyroid Peroxidase and Thyroglobulin Antibodies (7260X)
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Aldosterone/Plasma Renin Activity Ratio, LC/MS/MS (16845x) (no salt 24hrs before test for this one)
ACTH, Plasma
Androstenedione, LC/MS/MS (17182X)
Insulin (561x)
HgA1c
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy, LC/MS/MS (17306X)
CORTISOL, TOTAL, LC/MS/MS (11281X)
Lipid profile
Fibrinogen
Homocysteine, cardio
Lipoprotein (A) Lp(A)

Thanks blackjack here...what are healthy levels of these in what measurements?

blackjack wrote:go to Quest Diagnostics

use this exact list. this will give you a good picture.

Total Testosterone (15983x)
Estradiol (4021x) Sensitive; (Male 13-54 pg/mL)
LH
FSH
IGF-1
IGFBP-3
SHBG
DHT
DHEAS
Prolactin
Ferritin
Iron Total
TSH
T3, Total (859X)
T4, Total (Thyroxine)
T3, Free
T4,Free
T3, Reverse (967X)
Thyroid Peroxidase and Thyroglobulin Antibodies (7260X)
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Aldosterone/Plasma Renin Activity Ratio, LC/MS/MS (16845x) (no salt 24hrs before test for this one)
ACTH, Plasma
Androstenedione, LC/MS/MS (17182X)
Insulin (561x)
HgA1c
Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy, LC/MS/MS (17306X)
CORTISOL, TOTAL, LC/MS/MS (11281X)
Lipid profile
Fibrinogen
Homocysteine, cardio
Lipoprotein (A) Lp(A)