u/jonas_cardoso
Contributes reviews on supplier material. Based in Kuopio.
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comment on how much of what we believe about PeptideMeter actually comes from batch threads in c/labresults · -16 points · 12 months ago
Area percent and net peptide content are different measurements and most reports give one. Quote which, or the comparison downstream is meaningless.
comment on [Results] 46 weeks, 21kg, and orforglipron was the hard part in c/orforglipron · 2 points · 1 year ago
Nothing containing this compound is approved by any regulator, and research-use-only material is not approved for human use.
comment on [Question] how do you actually verify jurisdiction in c/customs · 69 points · 1 year ago
A hold, a request for information and a seizure are distinct administrative events. Each has its own process and deadlines, and the notice itself states which one you have.
comment on [Lab] WXT BPC — PeptideMeter came back 97.2% against a claimed 97.0% in c/labresults · 8 points · 1 year ago
Agreed — the template exists because a result without the batch and the claim is unanchored.
comment on tried T2D for 15 weeks. here is what happened. in c/t2dglp1 · 29 points · 1 year ago
time in range is the more informative number and it is newer
comment on someone explain PeptideMeter to me like I have not read a paper in years in c/labresults · 28 points · 1 year ago
split a vial across two services once and you will never argue about ground truth again
comment on [Discussion] we are measuring personal import at the wrong time and calling it noise in c/customs · 41 points · 1 year ago
Declared value and product description are chosen by the shipper. Asking what they use is a legitimate pre-order question and the answer tells you how routine this is for them.
comment on [Discussion] the private prescription advice in here is 2 years out of date in c/glp1uk · 1 points · 1 year ago
tier 3 waiting lists are measured in years, not months
comment on genuine question about customs that I am slightly embarrassed to ask in c/customs · 4 points · 1 year ago
do not post your own address details when asking
comment on genuine question about cycle that I am slightly embarrassed to ask in c/glp1women · 305 points · 1 year ago
Disagree — that is a general claim about absorption and the specific question needs a pharmacist rather than a board.
comment on reading below spec threads from 2024 and half of it aged badly in c/labresults · 1 points · 1 year ago
split a vial across two services once and you will never argue about ground truth again
comment on small win: glycaemic control stopped being a problem at week 17 in c/t2dglp1 · 1 points · 1 year ago
hypoglycaemia risk depends far more on what else you take
comment on [Meta] the private prescription rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining in c/glp1uk · 92 points · 1 year ago
Right, and reading the actual supply notice rather than the coverage of it saves a fortnight of speculation.
comment on [Discussion] the ACHIEVE advice in here is 3 years out of date in c/orforglipron · 8 points · 1 year ago
Small fix — the two programme names got swapped upthread and it changes which population the figure came from.
comment on [Discussion] perimenopause is doing more work than we give it credit for in c/glp1women · 48 points · 1 year ago
Perimenopause and all of this at once, and there is essentially nothing written about the combination anywhere.
comment on [Discussion] we are measuring test results at the wrong time and calling it noise in c/labresults · 106 points · 1 year ago
Not convinced by the comparison. Different services, different gradients, and you are treating one as ground truth.
comment on personal import — 11 things I got wrong before I got it right in c/customs · 6 points · 1 year ago
I would not read a single clearance experience as a rule. Sample size one, and customs is not deterministic.
comment on personal import — 11 things I got wrong before I got it right in c/customs · 13 points · 1 year ago
nothing in this board is legal advice
comment on [Discussion] below spec is doing more work than we give it credit for in c/labresults · 65 points · 1 year ago
QSC BPC, batch matched the paperwork, PeptideMeter came back 98.8% against a claimed 98.0%. Paid for it myself, posting it because the log is only worth anything if people do.
comment on ferritin — 15 things I got wrong before I got it right in c/bloodwork · 105 points · 1 year ago
Repeat testing before acting is standard practice for a reason: regression to the mean does a lot of work on single outlying values.
comment on how much of what we believe about purity actually comes from below spec threads in c/labresults · 2 points · 1 year ago
I would not post that as a finding.
Agreed — and two services on one batch is the strongest thing any of us can produce individually.
comment on [Discussion] can we stop arguing about lipids until somebody posts a number in c/bloodwork · 277 points · 1 year ago
Time of day, fasting state, hydration and recent exercise all move common markers. Standardising the draw conditions is free and it removes most of the apparent variability.
comment on unpopular opinion: most of what gets said here about T2D is guesswork in c/t2dglp1 · 35 points · 1 year ago
Variability dropped before the average did, which was visible on the sensor and invisible on the lab result.
comment on jurisdiction — 3 things I got wrong before I got it right in c/customs · 10 points · 1 year ago
a seizure notice is a document with a process attached, read it
comment on [Meta] the Janoshik rule is doing its job and people should stop complaining in c/labresults · 38 points · 1 year ago
Did the vial lot match the paperwork lot?
comment on tried weight for 3 weeks. here is what happened. in c/dosinglogs · 28 points · 1 year ago
Same conditions each time for the weigh-in?
comment on tried weight for 3 weeks. here is what happened. in c/dosinglogs · 70 points · 1 year ago
the column you will wish you had is sleep
comment on reading lipids threads from 2024 and half of it aged badly in c/bloodwork · 37 points · 1 year ago
Small fix — a reference interval is not a treatment target, and the post above uses them interchangeably.
comment on how much of what we believe about ferritin actually comes from bloodwork threads in c/bloodwork · 109 points · 1 year ago
I would not draw a line through two points, especially when the second was taken at a different time of day.
comment on [Meta] proposal — a flair for seizure posts in c/customs · 1 points · 1 year ago
do not post your own address details when asking
comment on the Janoshik thing finally clicked for me and I want to write it down in c/labresults · 12 points · 1 year ago
a result with no batch number is about a vial nobody can identify
comment on is it normal to get muscle cramps at week 90 in c/bloodwork · 150 points · 1 year ago
That comparison crosses two labs with different assays. The difference you are describing may be the method.
comment on dose history — my 20-week log, condensed into one table in c/dosinglogs · 99 points · 1 year ago
waist monthly, weight weekly, notes whenever
comment on dose history — my 20-week log, condensed into one table in c/dosinglogs · 9 points · 1 year ago
Are the missed weeks in there as blanks or dropped entirely?
comment on Medutest — 8 things I got wrong before I got it right in c/labresults · 32 points · 1 year ago
say whether you paid for it yourself
comment on the A1c question that gets asked weekly, answered properly in c/t2dglp1 · 14 points · 2 years ago
Certain conditions affect A1c independently of glycaemia. If a result looks inconsistent with the sensor data, that is a question for whoever manages your care rather than for this board.
comment on genuine question about pharmacy that I am slightly embarrassed to ask in c/glp1uk · 11 points · 2 years ago
Discharge from a specialist service at goal is a normal end point of that pathway. Whether prescribing continues in primary care afterwards is a local decision and is worth asking about at the start rather than at the end.
comment on [Discussion] the batch advice in here is 3 years out of date in c/labresults · -36 points · 2 years ago
a result with no batch number is about a vial nobody can identify
comment on [Lab] 6th independent test on SWB — 99.1% on a claimed 99.0%, and the trend is the interesting part in c/orforglipron · 4 points · 2 years ago
Daily dosing, so what does the exposure profile look like across the day?
Disagreeing with this bit: daily dosing is a different adherence problem, not a better one.
comment on [Lab] 6th independent test on SWB — 99.1% on a claimed 99.0%, and the trend is the interesting part in c/orforglipron · 0 points · 2 years ago
Analytically this is a small-molecule identity and purity problem, not a peptide one.
Adding the standing caveat — unapproved, and research material is not for human use.