{"id":379,"date":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/faq\/ka-sagatavoties-pirmajai-vizitei-pie-endokrinologa\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T11:09:53","slug":"ka-sagatavoties-pirmajai-vizitei-pie-endokrinologa","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/faq\/ka-sagatavoties-pirmajai-vizitei-pie-endokrinologa\/","title":{"rendered":"How to prepare for your first visit to the endocrinologist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To make your visit as effective as possible, prepare:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Documents:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Parental analyses (if available)<\/li>\n<li>USG finding of the thyroid gland<\/li>\n<li>Past medical records<\/li>\n<li>List of medicines you take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pre-visit tests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TSH, T4, T3 (thyroid)<\/li>\n<li>Glucose, HbA1c (diabetes mellitus)<\/li>\n<li>Calcium, vitamin D<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>When you go to the doctor:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Analyses on an empty stomach in the morning<\/li>\n<li>If you are taking thyroid medication - we recommend a blood test before your morning dose to get more accurate free T4 results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Questions to prepare:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What illnesses run in the family?<\/li>\n<li>When did the symptoms start?<\/li>\n<li>Have you tried any diets?<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","faq_category":[23,22],"class_list":["post-379","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","faq_category-analizes","faq_category-sagatavosanas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq\/379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"faq_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/olivijacaune.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faq_category?post=379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}