metformin: the version I wish someone had shown me in week 1
Right, the A1c question again, but with numbers this time.
I have 20 data points over 16 weeks. The pattern is consistent enough that I do not think it is chance, and boring enough that nobody is going to screenshot it, which is usually a good sign.
The thing I would flag for anyone new: the effect I am describing showed up at week 51, not week 5. People give up long before the interesting part.
Interested in whether this matches other people's logs or whether I am an outlier.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Flair changed to match the content. Read the sidebar before posting next time and we are square.
No. This is the kind of confident post that gets copied into a screenshot and repeated for years. Where is the evidence.
CGM traces tell a story, numbers alone do not
What was the batch number and which service?
Ireland here. Waited 16 months on a list, gave up, went private, and the total cost was roughly what I expected.
What are you comparing it against though?
insulin and sulfonylurea interactions are real hypo risk
CGM traces tell a story, numbers alone do not
metformin combo is standard
CGM traces tell a story, numbers alone do not
Inter-lab variance on this kind of assay is routinely 1–2 points. Different column, different gradient, different integration.
glycaemic control first, that is the original indication
type 2 is the indication, weight loss is the side effect
No. This is the kind of confident post that gets copied into a screenshot and repeated for years. Where is the evidence.
type 2 is the indication, weight loss is the side effect
Counter-anecdote: opposite result, same dose. Which mostly tells us the variance is huge.
Edit to your parent would help — the concentration you quoted assumes one scenario and you have written another above it.
the 20 A1c trend is the answer
type 2 is the indication, weight loss is the side effect
Edit to your parent would help — the concentration you quoted assumes one scenario and you have written another above it.
Water content matters more than people think. If a vial is carrying residual moisture, your "10mg" is not 10mg of peptide.
The reflux was genuinely awful for three weeks and then simply stopped. I know that is not useful information, but it is what happened.
Which country? Half the answers in this thread only apply in France.
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type 2 is the indication, weight loss is the side effect
You have restated the marketing copy. What is the actual substance here.
Yeah, glycaemic control is the original use.
Strongly agree. A1c matters as much as weight.
The confident tone is doing a lot of work that the evidence is not.
hypoglycaemia risk when stacked with A1c
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