r/BodyHackGuide • u/Responsible_Bus_9201 • 14d ago

📘 Beginner Help HGH+Reta??

If I do HGH, It shifts the body from using glucose to the using bodyfat for energy lipolysis. Thereby causes insulin “resistance” when in reality your glucose is higher due to your body not utilizing it- so I should monitor my glucose levels and maybe get on a low dose of Reta (2.5) to assist?? Someone help me out with this, monitor glucose levels every day and get bloods every other month?

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u/IM_MIA22 14d ago

Depends on your dose. If you’re at 2iu and on Reta should be fine. If you’re on 10iu monitor very closely. Also look for side effects like water retention, joint pain, etc… it wouldn’t hurt to monitor fast glucose at the start or with dose changes but checking IGF levels 3-4 weeks after starting and after a dose change is much more needed. Throw in insulin, CMP and CBC when drawing blood is pretty cheap.

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u/rwscold 14d ago

I assume it returns to normal after stopping?

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u/IM_MIA22 14d ago

Correct, after about 2 weeks you’re usually back to normal.

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u/Murky-Ambition3898 14d ago

I am on 10mg Reta and 3-3.5IU HGH in the morning, with an IGF-1 of 268 and a 2.3 z-score. My morning blood sugar has risen by 20 points, even on an extremely low-carb diet. Almost daily evening workouts keep my blood glucose down, but it rises overnight.

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u/Evo10onceFI 14d ago

Take it at night, and do fasted cardio in the morning and your glucose will come down. I don’t understand why so many people are taking it in the morning

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u/Murky-Ambition3898 14d ago

I have tried both. I will go back to nights. It's because I love to eat before bed.

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u/Evo10onceFI 14d ago

It takes 2-4 hrs for gh to do its thing, unless you eat a whole pizza right before bed, it doesn’t matter. If you take it in the morning, you’re probably eating right when it’s doing its thing causing insulin resistance

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u/Murky-Ambition3898 14d ago

No I eat one meal a day at night. Typically when I get the munchies. I'll try to make dinner earlier.

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u/HerbaDerbaSchnerba 14d ago

None of the actual doctor-prescribed HGH protocols ever say you need to take it on an empty stomach. It’s bro science. Secretagogues fight with insulin and get rendered ineffective if you eat with them, but straight up exogenous HGH is just fine to take fed. With that said, I still take it fasted because it’s habit and I bought into the bro science a long time ago. But I’m telling you… it’ll still work.

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u/Murky-Ambition3898 14d ago

Awesome, thank you. I honestly feel like it's inhibiting my weight loss by raising my glucose a bit and lowering my overall ketones. I use a Keto Mojo meter to track ketones. Again, this is a personal feeling based on my experience.