JennaRN said:Quarterly for the first year is convention rather than evidence, and it is defensible for a simple reason: it is roughly the interval over which HbA1c…
Blood work came back perfect. baseline bloodwork + this community = winning. 🏆
A narrower follow-up, since the general answer is now clear:
How often to repeat it, because quarterly seems to be the convention and I cannot find the reasoning?
bri_stats said:baseline bloodwork + this community = winning.
Shot day Thursday report relevant to baseline bloodwork:
Week 40. Currently on 5mg. Down 36 lbs from starting weight of 248 lbs.
This week's observations: Energy levels excellent, zero nausea.
Labs due next week — looking forward to seeing the metabolic panel. I'll post results in the Lab Results section when they come in.
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View ResultsClosing the loop on my own question.
Took the whole panel in rather than the one flagged line, and the conversation lasted two minutes instead of generating three more tests.
Dr.LipidDallas said:Shot day Thursday report relevant to baseline bloodwork: Week 40.
Agreed, and reference ranges are laboratory-specific. Comparing your number to somebody else's range, or to a screenshot from another country, is how people convince themselves something is wrong.