HGH Usage- How much does your BS spike ?

Growth hormone does not cause cancer. Without existing cancer there is nothing to worry about. Staying on it while watching health markers seems preferable.

A large study of nearly 400,000 people found higher circulating IGF-1 levels increase risk for several cancers.

Appreciate the input. Read the linked study; 5.9 percent developed malignant cancer, which does not seem unusually high compared with general population rates. Background in statistics makes me cautious about outliers. Will keep researching the topic. Better to avoid turning this thread into a full cancer discussion. Were your glucose numbers unaffected while also on the GLP-1 and what HGH dose was in use?

Yes, using tirzepatide above 5 mg along with 2 IU of HGH, though only for weeks at a stretch rather than months. Occasionally added Jardiance on top to limit fluid retention and support glucose control, but that combination felt like overkill.

Hard to know about undetected early cancer. Higher IGF-1 clearly speeds progression and raises death rates for many cancers. Levels seen in acromegaly or heavy recombinant use increase colorectal cancer risk by 2.5 to 4.5 times. IGF-1 pathway blockers are already main targets in oncology. The dismissal of the issue is widespread. Public announcements of diagnoses are rare and causation is seldom proven. One clinician who sees many bodybuilders notes unusual cancers in that group.

With that outlook it might be best to step away from peptides entirely. Vaccines caused far more issues than growth hormone or steroids. Regular blood work and check-ups are still done. No cancer means no problem.

Anabolics sit in their own category even though they run alongside HGH. Plenty of knowledgeable users here, so I will leave that to them. Keep this thread focused on the original topic and move the IGF-1 cancer questions elsewhere.

Good to hear. Three IU counts as modest. Let us know the follow-up numbers. Any sides noticed and what time of day is the dose taken?

Thanks. Was the increase small? Interesting that it normalized again. Is that typical? What dose was being used?

Possibly. Correlation does not prove causation yet the link to prostate, breast, colon and thyroid cancers is strong. No blood test can guarantee future cancer safety with ongoing HGH. The growth-promoting nature of the hormone makes the risk obvious to some. Benefits remain debatable when most users are already on GLP-1s or steroids that likely drive most recovery gains. HGH looks more like an add-on. Peptides mainly benefit testing labs that run IGF-1, insulin, A1C and glucose panels.

Dose taken fasted at 5 a.m., gym two hours later. Mild carpal tunnel appears but disappears once lifting starts. Managing water retention is necessary.

Plenty of documentation exists. Years of use produced major recovery gains that support bigger muscle and strength progress over time. Effects show most clearly in dedicated trainees who can train harder and longer. Seventy-five consecutive days of two-to-three-hour sessions would not happen without it. Claims otherwise lack supporting evidence.

Colon cancer rates are rising sharply even in people in their forties with no family history. Unknowns remain, but the connection between higher IGF-1 and these cancers is a legitimate worry. Recovery claims are still argued about on other forums because most HGH users stack other compounds. Clear benefits appear only at higher doses, yet the longer-term costs, especially heart and organ enlargement alongside high-dose testosterone, seem the larger issue.

Thanks. Calling HGH safer than the COVID vaccine is one of the stranger claims seen here. Over twelve billion doses have been given worldwide with only a tiny fraction linked to injury, though that still equals many individuals. No comparable global count exists for HGH doses, so direct comparison is not useful.

Twelve point seven billion people…

Correct, changed to doses instead of people.