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Glossary
| Reconstitution | Mixing a powdered peptide with sterile liquid so it can be drawn into a syringe. |
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| Bacteriostatic water | Sterile water with a small amount of preservative (benzyl alcohol) that slows bacterial growth, so a vial can be used more than once. |
| Lyophilised | Freeze-dried. Most peptides are shipped this way because the powder is more stable. |
| mg / mcg | 1 milligram (mg) = 1,000 micrograms (mcg). |
| IU | International Unit, a measure based on biological activity. It is not the same as syringe units, and it converts differently for each substance. |
| U-100 syringe | A syringe marked so that 100 units equals 1 mL. |
| Subcutaneous | Injected into the fatty layer just under the skin. |
| Half-life | How long it takes for the amount in your body to fall by half. |
| Titration | Changing a dose in planned steps over time, often starting low. |
| Cycle | A pattern of weeks on and weeks off. |
| Adherence | How closely doses were taken as scheduled. |
| GLP-1 | Glucagon-like peptide-1, a gut hormone involved in blood sugar and appetite. |
| GHRH | Growth hormone-releasing hormone, which tells the pituitary gland to release growth hormone. |
| Secretagogue | Something that causes another substance to be released, e.g. a growth hormone secretagogue. |