Start with a real baseline before the picture changes.
You are starting a medication that changes appetite and metabolism. Baseline captures glucose, insulin sensitivity, pancreas, kidney, liver, thyroid, inflammation, and nutrition stores before the picture changes.
More than 1 in 5 GLP-1 users had a nutrition-related diagnosis.
A large claims analysis found diagnosed nutrition deficiencies or related complications in 22.4% of GLP-1 users within 12 months.
The thyroid warning deserves long-term context.
GLP-1 prescribing information includes a thyroid tumour warning. TSH is not a cancer screen, but thyroid function is worth having in your long-term record.