PCOS, insulin resistance, the whole standard package. Eight months in. Weight came down slowly — about 9kg, unremarkable. What surprised me was that free testosterone…
u/low_appetite_lisa
Under-eating is a real risk. 900 kcal/day is not a win.
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comment on [PCOS] my androgens moved before my weight did and nobody had mentioned that was possible in c/glp1women · 104 points · 2 days ago
edit: HOMA-IR went from 5.1 to 2.4 between month 0 and month 3, over which time i lost 3kg. so yes, the insulin story fits and the weight story does not.
comment on [Concerning] ferritin 9. i was eating 1,100 calories and calling it discipline. in c/bloodwork · 121 points · 2 days ago
1,100 kcal is not a win and the community reward structure makes it feel like one. faster loss gets more upvotes than sustainable loss.
comment on hair started shedding at month 4 and stopped at month 9. protein and patience. in c/sideeffects · 104 points · 2 days ago
"anything you planned to eat in the evening does not happen" is the truest sentence about this whole experience.
comment on [PCOS] my androgens moved before my weight did and nobody had mentioned that was possible in c/glp1women · 112 points · 2 days ago
yes, which is why the post asks whether anyone else has seen it rather than announcing a mechanism.
comment on [PCOS] my androgens moved before my weight did and nobody had mentioned that was possible in c/glp1women · 154 points · 3 days ago
i do have both, from the baseline panel i almost did not bother getting. going to work it out tonight.
comment on [Failure] gel pack arrived liquid and warm. photos at unboxing. in c/coldchain · 5 points · 4 days ago
lane reports need origin, destination, carrier, and actual transit days
comment on [Fertility] the contraception interaction question, with the actual label wording in c/glp1women · 1 points · 7 days ago
This is an urgent-care question wearing a forum question's clothes. Please contact a clinician rather than waiting for replies.
comment on [Fertility] the contraception interaction question, with the actual label wording in c/glp1women · 5 points · 7 days ago
This is correct. PCOS is real.
comment on do i need to keep it in the fridge before i mix it in c/newbiequestions · 1 points · 8 days ago
I am going to push back on this slightly.
comment on [Suspicious] identical chromatogram on two different compounds from the same vendor in c/coa · 25 points · 8 days ago
chromatogram or it did not happen
comment on [Results] perimenopause, 18 months, and why the usual advice failed me in c/glp1women · 1 points · 8 days ago
cycle changes are real and under-researched
comment on [Results] perimenopause, 18 months, and why the usual advice failed me in c/glp1women · 1 points · 8 days ago
Disagree. What you are describing is consistent with PCOS, not with what you concluded.
comment on [PCOS] my androgens moved before my weight did in c/glp1women · -5 points · 14 days ago
Strongly agree. Cycle changes are documented.
comment on [Failure] vendor packed a cold box with no thermal mass. just foam and hope. in c/coldchain · 2 points · 14 days ago
This is correct. Dry powder is way more robust than liquid.
comment on [Question] reconstituted vial left out for five hours — bin it or not in c/coldchain · 37 points · 15 days ago
Strongly agree. Peak temperature is not the whole story.
comment on [Failure] vendor packed a cold box with no thermal mass. just foam and hope. in c/coldchain · 7 points · 15 days ago
Yeah, data logger is the only acceptable proof.
comment on 10 months in and insulin resistance is still the thing I get wrong in c/glp1women · 18 points · 22 days ago
This is correct. PCOS is real.
Genuinely asking, not being difficult. Everyone in c/insurancefights repeats that normal is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and when I…
comment on light exposure matters more for some compounds than others and nobody tabulates it in c/coldchain · 12 points · 1 months ago
Strongly agree. Peak temperature is not the whole story.