Educational only — not medical advice.
If you want a simple way to think about bloodwork for peptide users, use this:
Track (1) signals, (2) fuel, (3) filters.
That’s it.
1) Signals (what your body is “turning on”)
IGF-1 (if you’re using GH-related peptides, this is the dashboard needle)
2) Fuel (whether you’re running clean or running hot)
Fasting glucose + HbA1c (short + long view of blood sugar control)
Lipid panel (heart risk doesn’t care how motivated you are)
3) Filters (whether your processing system is getting irritated)
CMP (liver + kidney markers)
CBC (baseline blood counts — tells you if something weird is brewing)
Optional but high-leverage:
hs-CRP (systemic inflammation — recovery and longevity hate chronic elevation)
That’s the “minimum effective dose” list.
Because the point isn’t to become a lab nerd.
The point is to stop being blind.
Tomorrow I’ll show you the cleanest way I’ve found to get all of this without turning it into a doctor-visit scavenger hunt.
Hit reply with MARKERS and tell me what you’re currently running (GH / recovery / fat loss / cognition). I’ll tell you which 2–3 markers matter most for that lane.
PS: If your plan is “I’ll do labs later,” later usually means never.