After fighting a losing battle with my LDL levels, and my known intolerance for statins, I’ve decided to give a GLP-1 peptide a shot (no pun intended).  I’m rather proud of my state of health.  My blood chemistry is otherwise stellar; just the LDL and triglycerides have been problematic.  I’m in good physical shape.  Could stand to lose 10-15 pounds, but nothing egregious.  I eat and hydrate well, and I exercise regularly.  And I’m not on any maintenance meds.  But no matter what I’ve tried, I can’t get the cholesterol down.  My ratio’s good, but it just likes to hover around 300. 

The GLP-1s seem to assist with a general lowering of cholesterol and inflammation.  Both good things.  If I drop a few pounds in the process, also a good thing.  I did a teledoc appointment, got labwork done as a baseline, and have started the Prior Authorization process with my insurance company for Wegovy.  In the meantime I’ve ordered 3 months of compounded semaglutide to get me started.

The plan is this: at least an hour a day of exercise, at least a gallon of water every day, tracking macros and calories via the Lose It! app, and a continuation of my supplement regime (AG-1, D3, CoQ-10, Fish Oil, Turmeric, Metholated Folate, and Magnesium).

I’m not sure what to expect, but the worst thing that could happen is that it doesn’t work and I have to look at alternative solutions.  I’ll be updating The Island at least once a week, so stay tuned.