Fortnightly digest · 2026-05-18 → 2026-05-31
the bet, reviewed with six months on the clock
The standing bet about whether a non-peptide oral would be generally available before the end of 2026 got its formal mid-year review, conducted with a seriousness entirely out of proportion to the stakes, which are that the loser writes a fortnight of digests. The oral channel used the occasion to do a proper survey of where the orals actually are.
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What happened
- The ledger currently favours the no side, and the yes side spent the fortnight arguing about what generally available should mean.
- OASIS 1 in Lancet 2023 was revisited alongside the practical reality that almost nobody follows the oral dosing rules exactly.
- The absence of a food restriction on the non-peptide orals remains the reason anybody cares, and it was restated clearly for newer members.
- Somebody proposed settling the bet with money and was reminded that the room holds none and brokers nothing.
- tenpence has kept the ledger since 2025 and has refused three attempts to amend the wording retrospectively.
Channels this fortnight
#off-topicEverything else. Fridge thermometers, cats, the 2026 bet, dinner.12 logs · 251 msgs#oral-glp1Oral semaglutide, SNAC absorption, orforglipron and the non-peptide orals.6 logs · 175 msgs#rulesThe rules. Short, enforced, occasionally argued about.2 logs · 21 msgs
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night_pinsomebody said the easy way thing to me and i just said it was not easy and changed the subject. it worked fine44 reactions · #mental-health · 2026-05-30two_four_ceilingif you only get one thing, get a fasting insulin. it is the one that becomes impossible later, from memory43 reactions · #bloodwork · 2026-05-25marrow.modno lot no certificate42 reactions · #coa-reading · 2026-05-27split_shipmentok so no idea whether the heart rate settles for everyone, mine did and one log isnt data41 reactions · #retatrutide · 2026-05-19thirty_one_gis maintenance different between retatrutide and the others or is that all anecdote41 reactions · #maintenance · 2026-05-22snac_and_wateris it worth paying more for better paperwork41 reactions · #vendor-talk · 2026-05-23mag_citrateif you are under 1000 calories by accident that is a problem, not discipline40 reactions · #side-effects · 2026-05-20first_month_fian anonymous group buy organiser holding other peoples money is the highest risk arrangement in this hobby40 reactions · #scam-watch · 2026-05-22
Busiest logs in this fortnight
#side-effects · 2026-05-24eating small and often was the only thing that made the first month liveable for me78 msgs#vendor-talk · 2026-05-23update from 9 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity73 msgs#vendor-talk · 2026-05-31coming back after 25 months, who has changed for the better72 msgs#vendor-talk · 2026-05-22i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem70 msgs#side-effects · 2026-05-20a lot of what people call fatigue on this stuff turns out to be dehydration or undereating68 msgs#bloodwork · 2026-05-31apob or ldl, which one are you all actually tracking67 msgs#dosing-titration · 2026-05-26too early imo66 msgs#side-effects · 2026-05-18dont push through65 msgs#retatrutide · 2026-05-19Reminder set. I will post here in 2 days.64 msgs#vendor-verification · 2026-05-29is a screenshot of a report ever acceptable63 msgs#reconstitution · 2026-05-18gross powder mass is not net peptide. water and counterion are in that number, anyway62 msgs#vendor-verification · 2026-05-21do blinded submissions carry more weight than open ones62 msgs