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98 kg, 178 cm (BMI ~31). Fasting comprehensive panel. I know I have insulin resistance and fatty liver already — what I actually want input on is the cardiac/cardiovascular risk markers, because those are worrying me.

Meds: finasteride 1 mg daily, cilnidipine 10 mg daily (BP), cetirizine 10 mg daily (chronic urticaria). Also dealing with scalp folliculitis.

Cardiovascular risk markers (my main concern)

hsCRP: 3.22 mg/L (high-risk band, >3.0)

Homocysteine: 25.7 µmol/L (ref <15.0)

HDL: 39 mg/dL (low)

Non-HDL cholesterol: 148.2 mg/dL (ref <130)

LDL: 129 mg/dL, Total cholesterol: 187 mg/dL

ApoB: 97.0 mg/dL (ref <100)

Lp(a): <7 nmol/L (normal)

Triglycerides: 91 mg/dL,

CHO/HDL ratio: 4.8

Fasting insulin: 54 mIU/L (ref 2.6–24.9),

HOMA-IR: 6.4 (ref 0.7–2.0)

HbA1c: 5.7%, Fasting glucose: 93 mg/dL

ALT: 64 (ref 5–40),

GGT: 98 (ref 5–50) — known fatty liver

B12: 193 pg/mL (low-normal),

Folate: 2.80 ng/mL (low end),

Vitamin D: 16 ng/mL (deficient)

Total testosterone: 645 ng/dL,

SHBG: 10.8 nmol/L (low)

Questions: (1) Are these cardiovascular markers something to genuinely worry about at 29, or downstream of the insulin resistance?

(2) hsCRP — I have chronic urticaria + scalp folliculitis, so could the inflammation be skewing it rather than vascular?

(3) Homocysteine 25.7 with low B12/folate — just correct the vitamins, or is more workup warranted?

I have an endocrinologist appointment fixed and plan to ask about GLP-1 therapy.

I recently received a verbal offer of xx LPA from an analytics company after completing the interview process.

However, the HR informed me that they would initially release the offer letter with xx LPA and later revise it closer to my LWD to match the discussed compensation.

This is the first time I've come across a situation like this, so I'm a bit unsure.

Has anyone experienced something similar? Is this a common practice in the industry, or should I be asking for the final agreed compensation to be reflected in the offer letter itself?

Would appreciate hearing from people who have faced this before.

Hi everyone,

I have a Databricks Senior Consultant interview coming up in the next few days. If anyone has recently gone through a similar interview process, it would be really helpful if you could share your experience and the topics I should concentrate more on.

Would also appreciate if you can share any important interview questions or scenario-based discussions you faced.

Thanks in advance!

Hey everyone,

I’m currently preparing for a Databricks interview and looking to learn more about Databricks Asset Bundles (DAB).

If anyone has recently faced interview questions on DAB, could you please share some of the questions/topics asked?

Would really help me in my preparation.

Thanks in advance!