Obesity Profile

Because weight sits downstream of them. Thyroid hormones set your metabolic rate, insulin decides whether energy is stored or burned, and cortisol shapes where fat settles. The liver and kidney markers show what carrying extra weight has already cost those organs. Testing glucose alone would miss all of that.

It suits anyone whose weight will not shift despite consistent diet and exercise, anyone gaining weight around the middle, and anyone who wants a documented baseline before starting a medically supervised weight-loss programme. It is also worth doing if diabetes or thyroid disease runs in your family.

It gives your doctor the pieces. Fasting C-peptide, insulin, fasting glucose and HbA1c read together show whether your pancreas is producing more insulin than usual to hold glucose in range. Your doctor interprets that pattern alongside your waist measurement and history.

It can contribute. The panel measures TSH with free T4 and free T3, the combination used to separate an underactive thyroid from a normal one. Thyroid disease usually accounts for a modest part of weight gain rather than all of it, so your doctor reads it with the rest.

Cortisol follows a daily rhythm, highest in the morning and falling through the day. Your sample is drawn at whatever time your collection is booked for, and your doctor reads the value in light of when that was. Persistently high cortisol is associated with central weight gain, poor sleep and raised blood sugar, and an unexpected result usually leads to a repeat.

The Advanced Health Checkup is a broad annual review of general health. This panel is aimed at one question (what is driving your weight), so it leans on C-peptide, insulin and cortisol on top of the metabolic core. Choose it when weight, not routine screening, is the reason you are testing.

Take the report to your doctor before changing anything. A single out-of-range value often reflects an infection, a heavy meal the night before or a medicine rather than disease, and this panel is meant to be read as a whole. Where a result does need acting on, the usual next step is a targeted repeat or a scan, not a new diet.

About every three months while you are actively changing your diet, training or medication: roughly how long HbA1c, triglycerides and liver enzymes take to reflect a new routine. Once things are stable, an annual repeat is usually enough unless your doctor advises otherwise.

Yes. Fasting glucose, C-peptide, total and LDL cholesterol and triglycerides are all fasting tests, so allow an 8–12 hour overnight fast and book an early slot. Plain water is encouraged, and keep taking prescribed medicines unless your doctor has told you to pause them.

The Obesity Profile is AED 449 with nothing added later: 52 biomarkers, free home sample collection anywhere in Dubai seven days a week, and a physician-reviewed Smart Report within 72 hours. If you are unsure it is the right panel, our care team can advise via contact.