# Blood work while on rapamycin

**URL:** <https://community.gethealthspan.com/t/blood-work-while-on-rapamycin/223>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [February 11, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://community.gethealthspan.com/t/blood-work-while-on-rapamycin/223 "2023-02-11T03:47:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Miller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bbce88/32.png) [@Miller](https://community.gethealthspan.com/u/Miller)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2023, 3:47am UTC](https://community.gethealthspan.com/t/blood-work-while-on-rapamycin/223/1 "2023-02-11T03:47:27Z")

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Is anyone having blood work drawn while on rapamycin and, if so, is it being ordered through Healthspan, is there a prescription for it, how much does it cost to have the labwork done, and what information should we be tracking?

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**Author:** ![Leslie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Leslie](https://community.gethealthspan.com/u/Leslie)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2023, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.gethealthspan.com/t/blood-work-while-on-rapamycin/223/2 "2023-02-17T20:08:59Z")

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Hey there! I have been reading that the standard blood, glucose, and lipid panels are helpful. Rapamycin can increase lipid levels so it’s good to check. I ordered a blood kit off Life Extension and will be taking to Quest Diagnostics. We’ll see how it goes! I believe Healthspan also has test panels but I haven’t gotten much info after it was suggested to me when I first started Rapamycin and had some gastro issues. Hope this helps!

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**Author:** ![daniel\_tawfik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.gethealthspan.com/daniel_tawfik/32/23_2.png) [@daniel\_tawfik](https://community.gethealthspan.com/u/daniel_tawfik)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://community.gethealthspan.com/t/blood-work-while-on-rapamycin/223/3 "2023-02-21T01:56:09Z")

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Hi Leslie, can you email your lab results to [labs@gethealthspan.com](mailto:labs@gethealthspan.com) so our medical team can review your results?

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**Author:** ![daniel\_tawfik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/community.gethealthspan.com/daniel_tawfik/32/23_2.png) [@daniel\_tawfik](https://community.gethealthspan.com/u/daniel_tawfik)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://community.gethealthspan.com/t/blood-work-while-on-rapamycin/223/4 "2023-02-21T01:57:52Z")

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Hi Greg, can you message Jeff in the patient portal, and we can send out a requisition to get your bloodwork done?

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**Author:** ![Leslie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ba8739/32.png) [@Leslie](https://community.gethealthspan.com/u/Leslie)\
**Post date:** [February 21, 2023, 11:32am UTC](https://community.gethealthspan.com/t/blood-work-while-on-rapamycin/223/5 "2023-02-21T11:32:27Z")

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Sure thing! I’m getting my blood drawn this Saturday.

Leslie