[PREMIUM] Full metabolic panel comparison — looking for input

bri_stats 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…

Shot day Monday report relevant to baseline bloodwork:

Week 31. Currently on 1.0mg. Down 47 lbs from starting weight of 259 lbs.

This week's observations: Appetite very well controlled, no cravings.

Labs due next week — looking forward to seeing the metabolic panel. I'll post results in the Lab Results section when they come in.

One thing that is still open after PharmacoVig_BOS’s answer:

How often to repeat it, because quarterly seems to be the convention and I cannot find the reasoning?

PeptideChemSF said:

Shot day Monday report relevant to baseline bloodwork: Week 31.

Blood work came back perfect. baseline bloodwork + this community = winning. 🏆

Reporting back.

Took the whole panel in rather than the one flagged line, and the conversation lasted two minutes instead of generating three more tests.

NurseKim_ATL said:

baseline bloodwork + this community = winning.

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.