Optimal lab testing frequency on GLP-1 — looking for input

CarlaRPh_TPA 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…

Pushing back on CarlaRPh_TPA here. I would drop the "get everything" instinct further than this thread does. Every extra test is another chance at a false positive, and incidental findings have their own cost in scans, biopsies and worry.

I would rather be corrected than agreed with, if it comes to it.

MikeNYC_runner said:

My prescriber ordered three tests and this board recommends about twenty, and I would like to know which of those two lists is right.

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

Dr.GutHealth said:

I would drop the "get everything" instinct further than this thread does.

Shot day Wednesday report relevant to baseline bloodwork:

Week 41. Currently on 2.4mg. Down 77 lbs from starting weight of 289 lbs.

This week's observations: Mild fatigue day 1-2 post-injection, then fine.

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

Following on from bbq_ray_KC — and this may be the naive question:

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

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.