Starter Metabolic Panel
Start with a focused look at your metabolic health, including blood sugar, cholesterol, insulin, kidney, and liver function.
What we test
- Triglycerides
- Total Cholesterol
- HDL Cholesterol
- Non-HDL Cholesterol
- Total Cholesterol / HDL Ratio
- LDL Cholesterol (by calculation)
- Hemoglobin A1c
- Insulin
- Glucose (Blood)
- Creatinine
- BUN/Creatinine Ratio
- Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate
- Calcium
- Blood Urea Nitrogen
- Carbon Dioxide
- Chloride
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Albumin/Globulin Ratio
- Total Bilirubin
- Globulin (Calculated)
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Albumin
- Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
- Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
- Protein, Total
- Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone
- Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)
- Neutrophils (%)
- Monocytes (%)
- Lymphocytes (%)
- Eosinophils (%)
- Basophils (%)
- Platelet Count
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)
- Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)
- Mean Corpuscular Volume
- Hematocrit
- Hemoglobin (HGB)
- Band Neutrophils
- Blasts
- Metamyelocytes
- Myelocytes
- Nucleated RBC
- Promyelocytes
- Band Neutrophils (%)
- Basophils
- Blasts (%)
- Eosinophils
- Lymphocytes
- Metamyelocytes (%)
- Monocytes
- Myelocytes (%)
- Neutrophils
- Nucleated RBC (%)
- Promyelocytes (%)
- Reactive Lymphocytes
- Mean Platelet Volume (MPV)
- White Blood Cell Count (WBC)
- Red Blood Cell Count (RBC)
FAQ
Answers to common questions about panels, results, and your plan.
Kayla Girgen
Kayla Girgen is a Registered Dietitian and Certified Personal Trainer specializing in metabolic health and blood sugar balance for women 40+. Using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), she helps clients move beyond generic advice and see, in real time, exactly how their body responds to food, stress, and movement, because personalization beats protocols every time. Kayla is the author of Ruck Fit and believes that fixing the biology (i.e. blood sugar) first makes lasting behavior change possible.
My websiteFocus areas
Metabolic Health
Women's Health