Metabolic care that looks at your whole endocrine system first.
Most weight programs prescribe after a questionnaire. We run a full metabolic and hormone panel first, because low testosterone, thyroid dysfunction, elevated cortisol and perimenopause all present as stalled metabolism — and none of them are fixed by an appetite drug.
We measure fasting insulin, not just glucose. That one marker explains more stalled weight loss than anything else on the panel, and almost no weight program runs it.
Every vial we prescribe passes six documented checkpoints.
The lot number on your vial links back to every document created along the way. See the full chain of custody →
Last updated: September 25, 2026
What we measure
Your baseline panel is 14–17 markers depending on your sex, drawn at a Quest location near you.
Metabolic
fasting glucose, insulin, HOMA-IR, comprehensive metabolic panel
Thyroid
TSH, free T4, free T3, reverse T3
Sex hormones
testosterone (total, free, bioavailable), estradiol, progesterone, SHBG, LH, FSH
Growth axis
IGF-1
Stress
cortisol
Inflammation
hs-CRP
Blood and iron
CBC with differential, ferritin, iron, total iron binding capacity
Nutrients
vitamin D, B12, folate
Safety
liver function, kidney function, PSA where indicated
Panels, not one-and-done
A baseline panel establishes the picture. After that we re-check the markers that actually move on treatment — hormones, insulin, blood counts, and safety markers — rather than repeating diagnostic tests that don't change.
What we prescribe
When medication is clinically indicated, your physician prescribes an FDA-approved product and a licensed pharmacy dispenses it directly to you.
Where your panel points somewhere other than weight — thyroid, testosterone, perimenopause, cortisol, insulin resistance — we treat that, instead of or alongside.
A prescription is never guaranteed. It follows the evaluation.
Who this is for
- Men over 35 whose body composition shifted alongside energy, sleep or libido
- Women in perimenopause who have been told their labs are "normal"
- Anyone who lost weight on a GLP-1 elsewhere and regained it after stopping
- Anyone with a family history of type 2 diabetes who wants insulin resistance caught before it becomes a diagnosis
What it costs
$100 per month. Includes your clinician, visits, protocol and ongoing adjustment, plus four lab panels a year.
Medication is priced per protocol after your consult. You'll have the exact cost before anything is ordered.
Where we practise
Elevate Chicago is 100% telehealth. Our clinicians are licensed in all 50 states.