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Baseline (before starting GLP-1 or supplements): 25-hydroxyvitamin D (target: 30-50 ng/mL) Vitamin B12 (target: above 400 pg/mL) Serum iron, ferritin, and TIBC Serum magnesium Serum zinc Complete metabolic panel CBC (to check for anemia) Follow-up testing at 3 and 6 months: Repeat all baseline labs Add: body composition measurement (DEXA scan is gold standard) to track lean mass vs fat mass changes Assess supplement adherence and adjust doses based on results The cost of basic nutritional bloodwork is minimal compared to the cost of undiagnosed deficiencies
As part of the monitoring process, clients undergo regular check-ins where blood pressure, weight, waist measurement, BMI, and BMR are tracked every 30 days to ensure progress is being made in a healthy and sustainable manner
In another study, the treatment with acetyl-l-carnitine counteracted morphological alterations of neurons in a loose sciatic nerve ligation model and had a positive effect on myelin sheath function [16]
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