Just got my latest labs back and figured I'd share them here since I promised to be open about this whole journey, especially with the compounded stuff I've been using. Bloodwork looks pretty much in line with my last draw, nothing that jumped out at me, and honestly seeing that after 40 lbs down feels like a good checkpoint. Happy to post the actual numbers if anyone wants to compare notes or tell me what they'd look at differently. Curious what panels others are tracking while on these meds.
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Todays testing results, sharing for transparency
Post the actual numbers, curious how your lipids trended over the last few draws. Mine bounced around before settling, and I only noticed because I lined up old results side by side.
I'd be curious to see your liver panel if it's in there, mine was the one thing I actually watched change over a few draws and it was not the direction I expected.
What made you decide to post the numbers versus just the summary? I'm only 12 lbs in and haven't done a draw yet, so i'm curious what pushed you to put it all out there
Do you track anything beyond glucose? I'm only partway in and haven't bothered with labs yet, not sure it's worth it this early
Do you have a baseline draw from before you started? I never got one and now I'm kicking myself, since my 12.5mg draw has nothing fair to compare against.
What did your cmp show for liver values? Mine came back fine but I only started paying attention to that panel after someone here mentioned it, so now I'm curious whether yours moved at all.
Lipase is the one I watch too, mine came back a little above range once and then settled on the next draw. Curious if yours has ever bounced around like that.
Do you get lipase checked every draw or just when something feels off? I've only had it run once and keep meaning to ask for it again
What did your last draw show for lipase, mine came back just inside range and I've been watching it since
What did your A1c do draw to draw? Thats the one number i actually watch since mine barely budged and i keep wondering if thats just me
I'd look at the liver enzymes first if you post the full panel, mine barely moved but I know a couple people who saw theirs creep up.
Do you happen to have a thyroid panel in there? That's the one I keep asking my doc to add since I've never had it run.
Do you have a pre-start draw to compare against? Mine was pretty unremarkable too but the before-and-after is the part I actually find useful.
Curious whether your pre-start draw had anything borderline that shifted, since that's the part I wish I'd tracked from the beginning instead of just the headline numbers
I keep every draw saved as a PDF so I can lay them side by side, and the only extra thing I added beyond the usual metabolic stuff was a thyroid panel since my dose kept climbing.
would second posting the raw numbers, someone spotted a creatinine creep in mine that I'd have missed reading the summary. What panels are you getting, just the standard metabolic or did you add anything?
I'm at 1.7 myself and my last draw was boring in the same way, though I did have them add a thyroid panel after reading too many posts here
Post the raw numbers, the pre-start vs now comparison is where the actual story is. I'm 33 down and my last draw was boring too but I still like having the old panel to eyeball against.
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