During your doctor visit, your Calibrate doctor will review your lab results and health history, and use this information to make recommendations for your treatment plan—tailored to you.
You should receive a lab order via email within two business days of sign-up from labs@joincalibrate.com. If we do not receive the necessary insurance information at sign-up, we’ll first contact you via email to obtain the necessary insurance details before ordering your labs.
Labs are not included in the cost of your Metabolic Reset. Your Calibrate Team helps navigate your commercial insurance to get your labs covered, but coverage is not guaranteed. Read more about labs coverage here.
Our Medical Team needs results from the last six months for the following:
- Hemoglobin A1c, to assess glucose control
- Comprehensive metabolic panel, to assess your baseline kidney function
- Thyroid-stimulating hormone, TSH, to screen for thyroid conditions
To ensure proper medical identification, please make sure your labs contain your full name and date of birth. Also, make sure the date of collection is on the pages of your results so we can validate when you got the labs done.
Our Medical Team sets the six month time frame to ensure that they’re prescribing medication based on up to date health information to protect your health and safety.
You’ll schedule your doctor and coach appointments at the end of your Comprehensive Health Intake. These appointments are scheduled so you have ample time to complete your labs, set up your scale and Calibrate app, and prepare for your Metabolic Reset.
For your 30-minute, 1:1 video visit with your Calibrate doctor, you must:
- Complete your Calibrate app setup, sync your Withings smart scale, and record your baseline measurements
- Complete all your required labs at least five business days before your appointment
- Be physically located in the state of residence you indicated when you signed up for Calibrate
- Be in a quiet and private place, without distractions (no driving, please!), in order to discuss personal details about your health
If you’re unable to meet any of these requirements, you must reschedule your video visit by messaging us via the Support Channel in the Calibrate app. Please know that if you request to change or cancel less than 48 hours before your appointment, you may not be able to reschedule for up to two weeks, which will delay the start of your program accordingly.
If you’ve changed your state of residence (ie. relocated for 30 consecutive days or more), please also let us know in the Support Channel so we can update your information. We may need to reschedule your doctor appointment with a provider licensed in your new state.
During your doctor appointment, you’ll discuss your health history, lab results, and learn more about the GLP-1 medications that are clinically appropriate for you and covered by your insurance. Your Calibrate doctor will also discuss how GLP-1 medications are most effective with the support of your Calibrate coach, Medical Team, and Calibrate Community, to help members stay on track and accountable. Your Medical Team will work with you to adjust medication as needed, in order to find the right tapering timeline. The lifestyle tweaks you’ll make, and the tools you’ll learn from Calibrate are the key to sustaining your success long-term.
At Calibrate, we use a team-based approach to navigate the prescription process and reduce or eliminate any barriers, providing as smooth a transition as possible onto your GLP-1s/combined GLP-1s. See our Getting Your Medication Guide for a detailed explanation of the prescription process.