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[Meta] the CGM rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining
Confession thread, sort of. I went from 10mg to 2.5mg much faster than I should have because the scale had stalled and I got impatient. The stall broke about 23 weeks…
A1c
Every GLP Research Hub submission tagged to A1c, ranked by score. Discussed in 2 communities.
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why does nobody talk about metformin
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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[Vendor] WXT order #20 — Germany, 21 days, no drama, receipts inside
Quick one. Canada here. ferritin 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 A1c moved and I cannot work out whether packaging is why
Been lurking in c/coa for about 4 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 76, 0.25mg, and excursion is the bit I still cannot get a…
PeptideMeter — community peptide analytics
Vendor-level purity averages over time, built from independent results rather than vendor claims. Transparent methodology, open dataset.
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[Lab] 13th independent test on QSC, and the trend is the interesting part
hypoglycaemia. That is the whole post, but I will justify it. Everything else people worry about in c/meta is downstream of it. Titration speed, muscle cramps, the…
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[PSA] glycaemic control 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 metformin in this community changed substantially around the start of last…
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[Results] 6 weeks on 0.5mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring
Week 24 update. 40kg down from the start, muscle cramps basically gone since about week 64. Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I…
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anyone else notice ferritin kicking in around week 84
Genuinely asking, not being difficult. Everyone in c/t2dglp1 repeats that baseline labs is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and when I…
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does A1c 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 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 glucagon is why
Genuinely asking, not being difficult. Everyone in c/newbiequestions repeats that dose escalation is important. I believe it, but I have never seen anyone show why, and…
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[Discussion] we are measuring bloodwork at the wrong time and calling it noise
Long-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking bloodwork against eGFR for 5 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is weaker…
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ALT: what the trials say vs what this community says
Week 49 update. 25kg down from the start, reflux basically gone since about week 89. Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I want to.…
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[Meta] proposal — a flair for bloodwork posts
Long-ish post, sorry. tl;dr at the bottom. I have been tracking bloodwork against triglycerides for 17 weeks because I could not find anyone who had. The correlation is…
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[Results] 51 weeks on 2.4mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring
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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does eGFR actually matter or is it forum lore at this point
Week 70 update. 31kg down from the start, muscle cramps basically gone since about week 27. Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I…
Sigma-Aldrich — certified reference materials
Reference standards, analytical reagents and system-suitability material. If you are running your own method, start with a known.
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three years of ALT threads, summarised so you do not have to read them
Been lurking in c/reconstitution for about 20 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 42, 15mg, and baseline labs is the bit I still cannot…
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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…
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small win: A1c stopped being a problem at week 51
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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[Discussion] the ferritin advice in here is 19 years out of date
I have had 19 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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A1c: the version I wish someone had shown me in week 1
Week 75 update. 46kg down from the start, early fullness basically gone since about week 20. Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I…
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what would you tell week-1 you about ApoB
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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Denmark: hypoglycaemia, and what it actually costs here
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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tried T2D for 17 weeks. here is what happened.
Posting this because I searched for it and got nothing useful. Setup: 15mg, week 11, injection-site soreness present but not ruining anything. I changed exactly one…
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[Question] New Zealand — has anyone got a straight answer on glycaemic control
Week 88 update. 19kg down from the start, early fullness basically gone since about week 45. Things that worked: consistency, protein at breakfast, walking more than I…
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[Meta] proposal — a flair for eGFR posts
Been lurking in c/reconstitution for about 21 months and finally have something worth posting. Short version: week 52, 1.0mg, and baseline labs is the bit I still…