Can anyone help with my blood test please?

[Poppyfaery]

First of all I want to put a very big THANK YOU out there for all the help I've received since finding this group earlier this year. I've been reading other posts trying to educate myself but I'm still very much a novice. I recently had a meeting with a helpful consultant in Adult Medicine who has written to my GP recommending I get referred to an Endo, which he has reluctantly agreed to do with the caveat that "she might not want to see you" as my NHS blood test were all on the levels they should be as far as they're concerned. I have been taking T3 (no names, no pack drill) and feel significantly (but not wholly) better but I'm hoping someone in the know would have a look at my latest blood test results and tell me if I'm heading in the right direction. I'm 69 years old and carrying a few extra pounds. I know they haven't tested for T3 and TSH, the consultant did originally write them on the blood form and then crossed them out. I didn't get a chance to ask as I didn't notice until I'd left.

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Poppyfaery

B12 is low. According to an extract from the book, "Could it be B12?" by Sally M. Pacholok:

"We believe that the 'normal' serum B12 threshold needs to be raised from 200 pg/ml to at least 450 pg/ml because deficiencies begin to appear in the cerebrospinal fluid below 550".

"For brain and nervous system health and prevention of disease in older adults, serum B12 levels should be maintained near or above 1000 pg/ml."

Some people with B12 in the 300s have been found to need B12 injections.

Do you have any signs of B12 deficiency – check here:

b12deficiency.info/signs-an...

b12d.org/submit/document?id=46

If you do then list them to discuss with your GP and ask for testing for B12 deficiency and Pernicious Anaemia. Do not take any B12 supplements or folic acid/folate/B Complex supplements before further testing of B12 as this will mask signs of B12 deficiency and skew results.

Folate is recommended to be half way through range, so that would be 11.5+ with that range so yours could do with improving. Eating folate rich foods can help, as can a good quality B Complex such as Thorne Basic B or Igennus Super B; however, if you have signs of B12 deficiency then you should get tested for that first before starting a B Complex.

Vit D is low. The Vit D Council recommends a level of 125nmol/L and the Vit D Society recommends a level of 100-150nmol/L.

To reach the recommended level from your current level, based on the Vit D Council's suggestions you could supplement with 4,000-5,000iu D3 daily.

Retest after 3 months.

Once you've reached the recommended level then you'll need a maintenance dose to keep it there, which may be 2000iu daily, maybe more or less, maybe less in summer than winter, it's trial and error so it's recommended to retest once or twice a year to keep within the recommended range. You can do this with a private fingerprick blood spot test with an NHS lab which offers this test to the general public:

vitamindtest.org.uk/

Doctors don't know, because they're not taught much about nutrients, but there are important cofactors needed when taking D3 as recommended by the Vit D Council.

D3 aids absorption of calcium from food and Vit K2-MK7 directs the calcium to bones and teeth where it is needed and away from arteries and soft tissues where it can be deposited and cause problems such as hardening of the arteries, kidney stones, etc.

D3 and K2 are fat soluble so should be taken with the fattiest meal of the day, D3 four hours away from thyroid meds if taking D3 as tablets/capsules/softgels, no necessity if using an oral spray.

Magnesium helps D3 to work. We need Magnesium so that the body utilises D3, it's required to convert Vit D into it's active form. So it's important we ensure we take magnesium when supplementing with D3.

Magnesium comes in different forms, check to see which would suit you best and as it's calming it's best taken in the evening, four hours away from thyroid meds if taking magnesium as tablets/capsules, no necessity if using topical forms of magnesium.

naturalnews.com/046401_magn...

drjockers.com/best-magnesiu...

afibbers.org/magnesium.html

We can't comment on your thyroid until we see some new results for TSH, FT4 and FT3 now that you're taking T3. Perhaps you can do a private test for these, Monitor My Health is the cheapest - see

thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...