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does UK actually matter or is it forum lore at this point
Something I noticed reading old threads that I have not seen said out loud. The advice on private prescription in this community changed substantially around the start…
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comment on [Question] eGFR dropped 8 points during rapid loss, should i worry in c/bloodwork · 0 points · 4 days ago
eGFR noise during rapid loss is expected
comment on [Concerning] ferritin 9. i was eating 1,100 calories and calling it discipline. in c/bloodwork · 2 points · 6 days ago
ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 22 weeks to accept.
comment on [Pricing] £129 to £189 for the same thing across four pharmacies this month in c/glp1uk · 1 points · 7 days ago
no naming online pharmacies that prescribe without a consultation
comment on [Pricing] £129 to £189 for the same thing across four pharmacies this month in c/glp1uk · 5 points · 7 days ago
Boots stock is hit-and-miss by location
comment on [Pricing] £129 to £189 for the same thing across four pharmacies this month in c/glp1uk · 4 points · 7 days ago
What is today's date for the pricing?
comment on A1c 9.1 → 5.4 over 14 months, full table inside in c/bloodwork · 1 points · 9 days ago
nobody here can tell you what a result means for you
Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.
comment on [Results] hs-CRP halved before the scale moved much in c/bloodwork · 24 points · 11 days ago
Yeah, baseline matters more than any later number.
Yes, exactly this, and it is the bit that took me 86 weeks to accept.
comment on [Results] hs-CRP halved before the scale moved much in c/bloodwork · 34 points · 12 days ago
ALT is where the fatty-liver story shows up first
comment on my provider wants me at 1.0 in six weeks and i think that is too fast in c/semaglutide · 2 points · 16 days ago
genuinely useful, thanks
comment on [Caution] not approved anywhere. keep posts descriptive. in c/cagrilintide · 18 points · 21 days ago
research use only, no human protocols in posts
comment on [Question] private prescription — what am I missing here in c/glp1uk · 22 points · 22 days ago
Not to be pedantic but private prescription and NHS are being used interchangeably and they are not interchangeable in real life.
comment on Germany: private prescription, and what it actually costs here in c/glp1uk · 14 points · 1 months ago
Yeah, the NHS waitlist is genuinely two years in most places.
comment on [Discussion] non-peptide is doing more work than we give it credit for in c/orforglipron · 17 points · 1 months ago
cite ATTAIN/ACHIEVE arms specifically
comment on does UK actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1uk · 4 points · 1 months ago
That is net peptide content, not purity. Different number, different meaning.
comment on [Question] Sweden — has anyone got a straight answer on amylin in c/cagrilintide · 12 points · 1 months ago
Titration speed is a side-effect dial far more than an efficacy dial.
comment on does UK actually matter or is it forum lore at this point in c/glp1uk · 1 points · 1 months ago
Private pharmacy pricing in the UK: 12.5mg was UK this month, 6% up from last month.
comment on [PeptideMeter] ERP tirz 15mg — 98.4% and a very clean trace in c/labresults · 0 points · 1 months ago
inter-lab variance is real, 3 points is inside normal
comment on [Question] how do you actually verify amylin in c/cagrilintide · 1 points · 1 months ago
CagriSema is a fixed combo in trials, not user-mixed
comment on [Question] how do you actually verify amylin in c/cagrilintide · 1 points · 1 months ago
CagriSema is a fixed combo in trials, not user-mixed