DEXA scan facilities — what worked for you?

Adding the clinical framing, because it changes how the question reads.

Regarding lean mass: I accidentally injected my dose intramuscularly instead of subcutaneously last week (went in at wrong angle, too deep). Called my pharmacist — they said it's not dangerous but may absorb faster, potentially causing more GI effects.

Sure enough, had worse nausea that day. Lesson learned: pinch the skin properly and use the right needle length for your body composition.

Dr.RaviCardio said:

DEXA scan update relevant to lean mass: Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12.

Thank you for spelling out the reasoning rather than just the conclusion. Taking it to my next appointment.

From the other side of the consultation, briefly.

My endo's protocol for lean mass plateau: if weight loss stalls for 6+ weeks at current dose, we go through this checklist before titrating up:

1. Food diary review — is intake creeping up?
2. Protein check — minimum 100g/day
3. Activity audit — steps + resistance training
4. Sleep quality — poor sleep kills GLP-1 efficacy
5. Stress/cortisol management

Only after addressing all of these do we increase the dose. Often fixing one lifestyle factor restarts progress without needing more medication.

sean_dublin said:

My endo's protocol for lean mass plateau: if weight loss stalls for 6+ weeks at current dose, we go through this checklist before titrating up: Food…

Same pattern here, and in the same order. Posting only so the count is not one.

Moderator note: good thread. Keeping it here rather than moving it, because the question is general enough to be useful.