SarahChen_PharmD 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…
Thank you for spelling out the reasoning rather than just the conclusion. Taking it to my next appointment.
Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice.
Shot day Friday report relevant to baseline bloodwork:
Week 18. Currently on 1.0mg. Down 54 lbs from starting weight of 266 lbs.
This week's observations: Slight injection site redness, resolved in 24h.
Labs due next week — looking forward to seeing the metabolic panel. I'll post results in the Lab Results section when they come in.
LipidDoc_ATL said:baseline bloodwork + this community = winning.
I read this differently from LipidDoc_ATL, on substance rather than tone. This treats a plausible mechanism as a demonstrated one. Plausible is where you start looking, not where you stop.
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