IGF-1 test and timing

[Joey boy]

I was able to get an endo to give me an IGF-1 test. My question is.. when is the best time to have my blood drawn in regard to when I take my HGH shot for the most accurate IGF-1 reading? I take the dose before bed daily around 10pm and the test is scheduled for 3pm.

 

[Rakusa]

did you really have to go to an endo for this? isn't their time more... expensive? where I am from you can get an IGF-1 test at every doctors office, even without speaking to the doctor first.

 

[Joey boy]

No. It’s covered by insurance so it costs me $15. And my PCP sent me to the endo. I can’t pay out of pocket for this specific test at labcorp or quest because I’m located in NY.

 

[Ghoul]

No. It’s covered by insurance so it costs me $15. And my PCP sent me to the endo. I can’t pay out of pocket for this specific test at labcorp or quest because I’m located in NY.

Time of day irrelevant for IGF. 4 weeks on a stable dose is considered ideal, but 2 weeks is sufficient.

 

[Joey boy]

Time of day irrelevant of IGF. 4 weeks on a stable dose is considered ideal, but 2 weeks is sufficient.

Ty. It’s been 7 weeks. I appreciate the help

 

[AlexDavis43]

I was able to get an endo to give me an IGF-1 test. My question is.. when is the best time to have my blood drawn in regard to when I take my HGH shot for the most accurate IGF-1 reading? I take the dose before bed daily around 10pm and the test is scheduled for 3pm.

For IGF1, time of day doesn't matter as long as you've been on for a few weeks

Maybe you're thinking of the GH serum assay? That'd be 2-3 hours after 10 IU IM

 

[RandGuy]

Time of day irrelevant for IGF. 4 weeks on a stable dose is considered ideal, but 2 weeks is sufficient.

If you take HGH every other day, or take a break on weekends, etc., then IGF1 results likely get more noisy (depend on time of day, or day of week). In fact, that's why we stopped taking a weekend break, where sleep was likely affected by lower lGF1 levels each Sunday night.

 

[Ghoul]

If you take HGH every other day, or take a break on weekends, etc., then IGF1 results likely get more noisy (depend on time of day, or day of week). In fact, that's why we stopped taking a weekend break, where sleep was likely affected by lower lGF1 levels each Sunday night.

We're all rHGH billionaires now. Skipping days is a relic of the past. Like smallpox and potato famines.