I'm told that my iron is fine or that the ferritin should be closer to 50. Would supplementing iron be wise if the total iron is 133? I'm supplementing with methyl B12/folate and have brought those levels up to optimal ranges. They were low at the time of these iron results. Should I retest the iron since bringing up B12 and folate levels? Do you think low B12/folate would have affected my iron? Would trying to bring up ferritin with supplements just push my iron higher?
Iron, total 133 40-190 mcg/dl
Iron binding capacity 276 250-450 mcg/dl
% saturation 48 High 16-45%
Ferritin 47 16-154 ng/ml
Transferrin 200 188-341