25 Pounds Down, More Energy, and Working Alongside His PCP

Summary

Mathew came to Med Matrix to work on his weight after hitting a plateau with a dietitian, and he had been wondering how to get off the medications he'd picked up over the years as he gained weight. His labs showed low vitamin D and testosterone that was way low, so he started testosterone first, with the plan to revisit a GLP-1 at his second appointment. He is now on the GLP-1. He says he's down 25 pounds, wearing smaller clothes, has more energy and is building muscle, and that his blood pressure is almost back to normal. He shared his Med Matrix labs with his PCP at his annual physical, and he says showing his PCP the stats seemed to smooth the road a little bit.

Before Med Matrix

• Came in mainly to work on his weight and find the right tools to get past a point he was hung up on
• Had been working with a dietitian but was hitting a plateau, a wall, in his words
• Had been wondering how to get off the medications he'd gotten on over the years as he gained weight
• Weight and sleep apnea affected his comfort and sleep; he says he was having really awful sleep
• Had not really been looking at functional medicine before he saw the clinic's Facebook Reel

Results

• Down 25 pounds since he started, wearing smaller clothes, and feeling better about where things are headed
• Blood pressure almost back to normal at his third visit; he hopes to get off his blood pressure medicines pretty soon
• Vitamin D seems to be doing better on the new supplement
• Says the testosterone is helping him maintain and build muscle, and his energy level is greater than it was
• On the GLP-1 he has spread out his eating and notices when he's full more easily
• Hopes the eating habits he's building will help him avoid a rebound, or keep it smaller, when he comes off the GLP-1
• His PCP was happy to see the lab results and did not have to order another test; Mathew says showing him the stats seemed to smooth the road a little bit

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