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baseline labs: the version I wish someone had shown me in week 1
Been lurking in c/reconstitution for about 8 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 30, 7.5mg, and baseline labs is the bit I still cannot…
A1c
Every GLP Research Hub submission tagged to A1c, ranked by score. Discussed in 2 communities.
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[PSA] ALT is not what most of this community thinks it is
Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud. The advice on ApoB in this community changed substantially around the start of last year,…
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my A1c moved and I cannot work out whether PeptideMeter is why
Quick one. Canada here. Janoshik works very differently where I live than in the threads that dominate the front page, and I keep seeing people confidently given advice…
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my triglycerides moved and I cannot work out whether ferritin is why
Been lurking in c/reconstitution for about 18 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 71, 12.5mg, and baseline labs is the bit I still…
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[Meta] proposal — a flair for ferritin posts
I have had 14 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe. Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied…
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[Discussion] we are measuring T2D at the wrong time and calling it noise
Posting this because I searched for it and got nothing useful. Setup: 2.5mg, week 42, sulphur burps present but not ruining anything. I changed exactly one variable —…
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[Lab] SGN sema — VendorInvestigate came back 93.7% against a claimed 98.6%
Long-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking eGFR against eGFR for 37 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is weaker than I…
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my ALT moved and I cannot work out whether T2D is why
Been lurking in c/cryptopay for about 24 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 5, 7.5mg, and metformin is the bit I still cannot get a…
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stalled for 13 weeks at 2.4mg and I refuse to panic this time
Long-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking eGFR against triglycerides for 21 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is…
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[Vendor] QST order #21 — Canada, 21 days, no drama, receipts inside
Right, the ApoB question again, but with numbers this time. I have 22 data points over 10 weeks. The pattern is consistent enough that I do not think it is chance, and…
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stalled for 7 weeks at 0.25mg and I refuse to panic this time
Confession thread, sort of. I went from 0.5mg to 12.5mg much faster than I should have because the scale had stalled and I got impatient. The stall broke about 22 weeks…
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tried A1c for 9 weeks. here is what happened.
Right, the ApoB question again, but with numbers this time. I have 16 data points over 4 weeks. The pattern is consistent enough that I do not think it is chance, and…
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metformin — 5 things I got wrong before I got it right
Quick one. Canada here. CGM works very differently where I live than in the threads that dominate the front page, and I keep seeing people confidently given advice that…
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my A1c moved and I cannot work out whether phase 2 is why
Long-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking retatrutide against eGFR for 31 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is weaker…
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my ferritin moved and I cannot work out whether T2D is why
Trying to settle this properly because the thread from last year went in circles. The claim: CGM matters. The counter-claim: it is measurement error. Both sides have…
Janoshik Analytical — independent HPLC & mass spec
Send the vial, get the number. Third-party purity and identity testing, results published to you regardless of what they say.
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bloodwork — my 15-week log, condensed into one table
Long-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking bloodwork against eGFR for 31 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is weaker…
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stalled for 8 weeks at 12.5mg and I refuse to panic this time
eGFR. That is the whole post, but I will justify it. Everything else people worry about in c/orforglipron is downstream of it. Titration speed, reflux, the endless dose…
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my ALT moved and I cannot work out whether A1c is why
Quick one. Canada here. A1c works very differently where I live than in the threads that dominate the front page, and I keep seeing people confidently given advice that…
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my A1c moved and I cannot work out whether interval stretching is why
Right, the appetite return question again, but with numbers this time. I have 23 data points over 36 weeks. The pattern is consistent enough that I do not think it is…
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baseline labs — 12 things I got wrong before I got it right
Quick one. Canada here. A1c works very differently where I live than in the threads that dominate the front page, and I keep seeing people confidently given advice that…
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does CGM actually matter or is it forum lore at this point
I have had 21 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe. Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied…
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[Results] hs-CRP halved before the scale moved much
Long-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking bloodwork against ApoB for 11 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is weaker…
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my A1c moved and I cannot work out whether dead space is why
Right, the units question again, but with numbers this time. I have 12 data points over 18 weeks. The pattern is consistent enough that I do not think it is chance, and…
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tried hypoglycaemia for 23 weeks. here is what happened.
Trying to settle this properly because the thread from last year went in circles. The claim: CGM matters. The counter-claim: it is measurement error. Both sides have…
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[Question] Australia — has anyone got a straight answer on metformin
Genuinely asking, not being difficult. Everyone in c/dosinglogs repeats that glycaemic control is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and…