These are the results from this Monday's 10/1/2022 - early morning (7.18am) - fasting medicheck iron panel test. I am now taking 3 x 210mg ferrous fumarate and vitamin c, also having liver pate on crackers as a snack and just trying to do a;l the right things to increase my ferritin.
I am going to introduce new supplements weekly ie the vit d & vit k supplement - then a magnesium (when I have decided which one is right for me and a b12 or biotin - I have solgar biotin will this suffice as a b12 suulement?
Many thanks for any advice on tests or meds. Thanks to the admins and others giving advice, I have now taken notes from your recommendations, so feel much more confident about which products to look out for. So thank you for all your help so far.
Jenny x
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I know you have told me before Susie And i do apologise, for being a bit slow on the uptake, it’s taking me a while to understand all this stuff. I will endeavour to be a better student 👩🎓 - I will re-read your posts. X
B vitamins generally are suggested to take no later than lunchtime as they can be stimulating so if you take them in the evening they might keep you awake. However, you could try and see what happens. If you find it keeps you awake then reconsider the timing.
Iron panel shows you are low in iron. Serum iron is 34% through range and T/S% is low because ferritin is very bottom of range. You are doing right to supplement. Take iron 4 hours away from thyroid meds.
Vit V12 isn’t the same as biotin which is B7. When members have a large VitB12 deficiency they often take a separate supplement alongside a B Complex that will incorporate biotin and all the other B’s.
Thanking you all so much - it’s a minefield trying to take supplements and working out when and what to take together. I’ll need one of those dossette boxes just for supplements so I know what I’m doing. 😬😫😁
Serum iron: 55 to 70% of the range, higher end for men - yours is 38.61% so on the lowish side.
Saturation: optimal is 35 to 45%, higher end for men - yours is 20.62% so is on the low side.
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC): Low in range indicates lack of capacity for additional iron, High in range indicates body's need for supplemental iron - yours is top of range.
Ferritin: Low level virtually always indicates need for iron supplementation; High level with low serum iron/low saturation indicates inflammation or infection; High level with high serum iron and low TIBC indicates excess iron; Over range with saturation above 45% suggests hemochromatosis - yours is bottom of range.
Unsaturated iron-binding capacity (UIBC): This test measures how much transferrin isn’t attached to iron, I don't have optimal levels for that but I think the other tests give enough information.
TIBC is over- range because refers to the transferrin proteins available for binding free iron in the body. You have a low level of iron so there is an excess of transferrin proteins. Ideally serum iron & transferrin proteins would be much the same measurement.
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