Blood tests & diagnostics
See inside your health, beyond the number on the scale
The scale tells you how much you weigh. It does not tell you whether you are losing fat or muscle, whether your metabolism is improving, or whether something needs attention. Your blood tests do. That is why diagnostic blood testing sits at the centre of our programme; blood testing and body-composition monitoring of this kind may not be included by every prescribing provider.
What we look at
Through Helfy, Dr Patel arranges a comprehensive set of blood tests covering your metabolic health:
Why it matters
Fat vs muscle
A meaningful share of the weight lost on these medications can be muscle rather than fat[13]. Tracking your body composition and blood tests alongside your weight tells us whether the loss is of the right kind, and allows us to adjust your nutrition and training to protect muscle.
Real health, beyond weight
Your blood tests show whether your metabolic health, including blood sugar and cholesterol, is genuinely improving.
Catching what you cannot feel
Objective data can identify issues early, so that they are managed rather than missed.
When we test
At baseline, before you start
So that we know your starting point.
At your six-month review
To see how you have responded and to decide, with you, what comes next.
How it works
More than medication supplied by post
Some services focus principally on supplying the medication, with more limited continuing monitoring and support. We show you what is happening inside your body, and use that information to guide your care.
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