New to GH - Newbie Advice?

[readalot]

Salting Out

Salting out is a purification method that utilizes the reduced solubility of certain molecules in a solution of very high ionic strength. Salting out is typically, but not limited to, the …

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You don't want this happening in your reconstituted GH.

Fyi. Formulation of excipients in GH and bac water composition are both important.

Next time for fun compare a vial reconstituted with (1) sterile water for injection vs (2) 0.9% BA water. Some of these outfits aren't formulating their GH for use with BA.

And of course use care when reconstituting your vial under vacuum to avoid bubbles, shear.

 

[Catteni]

Seems to be a massive influx of cloudy gh hitting the market across multiple sources

Considering there’s only like a handful of GMP facilities in China producing it, it seems to be showing up with multiple sources that probably get from the same factory

Not sure if they skipped a filtration step in the process or some kind of impurities, or shit inputs leading to shit outputs, but it seems to be popping up a lot more.

Using up my last few vials of @BioPharmaUSA before switching over to @opti gold tops. Had a source offering me Seros but can pick up 800ius of gold tops for less than 1 box of Seros and almost half a year at 6ius daily HS bolus.

BP generic 10iu vials reconstituting clear w/ Hospira. Not filtering lol.

Also, using @kits4less BPC-157 & TB-500 for recovery and minor injuries. Thinking about @hexagonals post about cancer screening even though asympto.

 

[Catteni]

Usually lift on lunch or after work and then take 6ius post workout but PRE-dinner. Off work 4pm, lift 4:30-5:30, inject, dinner 6pmish, bed 8pmish. Should I be concerned about eating AFTER in terms of blood glucose management? Jumped from 4 to 6ius nightly. No sides at all. Just "feelz" on sleep, fat loss, growth.

Starting new lab protocol with upcoming IGF and GH levels once I start the gold tops.

 

[Sector]

Usually lift on lunch or after work and then take 6ius post workout but PRE-dinner. Off work 4pm, lift 4:30-5:30, inject, dinner 6pmish, bed 8pmish. Should I be concerned about eating AFTER in terms of blood glucose management? Jumped from 4 to 6ius nightly. No sides at all. Just "feelz" on sleep, fat loss, growth.

Starting new lab protocol with upcoming IGF and GH levels once I start the gold tops.

Probably wouldn’t be overly concerned unless you’re just slamming mega amounts of carbs before bed

Insulin sensitivity is usually highest post workout so you’re body should be able to regulate blood sugar effectively after, unless the carbs are excessive

 

[Catteni]

Probably wouldn’t be overly concerned unless you’re just slamming mega amounts of carbs before bed

Insulin sensitivity is usually highest post workout so you’re body should be able to regulate blood sugar effectively after, unless the carbs are excessive

Typically homemade balanced meals. Last night had rice and mixed beans PWO. Typically lower carb meals.

 

[Papertowel18]

Probably wouldn’t be overly concerned unless you’re just slamming mega amounts of carbs before bed

Insulin sensitivity is usually highest post workout so you’re body should be able to regulate blood sugar effectively after, unless the carbs are excessive

When you say "mega" or "excessive" amounts of carbs before bed, how much are we talking about here?

 

[Sector]

When you say "mega" or "excessive" amounts of carbs before bed, how much are we talking about here?

Would vary person to person

But generally speaking—any amount that would leave your blood sugar elevated for prolonged periods of time

Insulin sensitivity is a big factor here but generally you want blood glucose returning to baseline levels within 3 hours. Depending on carb intake blood glucose can spike anywhere from 120-140ng/dl (maybe more depending on carb intake) then depending on one’s insulin sensitivity should return to baseline within a few hours. You just don’t want to have chronically high blood glucose for a long period of time. That means you either had too many carbs or your insulin sensitivity is crap (and your insulin resistance is high) which can lead to increased energy storage and fat gain as your pancreas has to produce insulin to get blood glucose back in check and insulin triggers lipogenesis (storage mode) in the body.

Speaking very generally here because there’s so many factors that influence this beyond just insulin sensivity (such as metabolism). Some people can slam 1000g of carbs a day and be fine; other people start getting fat on 300-500g carbs a day. There’s a lot of things that factor into metabolism as well

 

[Catteni]

Typically homemade balanced meals. Last night had rice and mixed beans PWO. Typically lower carb meals.

I'm talking 60g or less, probably on average 40g-ish.

 

[Papertowel18]

Would vary person to person

But generally speaking—any amount that would leave your blood sugar elevated for prolonged periods of time

Insulin sensitivity is a big factor here but generally you want blood glucose returning to baseline levels within 3 hours. Depending on carb intake blood glucose can spike anywhere from 120-140ng/dl (maybe more depending on carb intake) then depending on one’s insulin sensitivity should return to baseline within a few hours. You just don’t want to have chronically high blood glucose for a long period of time. That means you either had too many carbs or your insulin sensitivity is crap (and your insulin resistance is high) which can lead to increased energy storage and fat gain as your pancreas has to produce insulin to get blood glucose back in check and insulin triggers lipogenesis (storage mode) in the body.

Speaking very generally here because there’s so many factors that influence this beyond just insulin sensivity (such as metabolism). Some people can slam 1000g of carbs a day and be fine; other people start getting fat on 300-500g carbs a day. There’s a lot of things that factor into metabolism as well

Totally makes sense. Thanks! This is all very useful.