Saw my GP today as a follow up to my low zinc blood result and the text message to self supplement...
So GP freely admitted that she had never tested for zinc and hadn't a clue what to suggest as she had zero experience... she asked why the test had been done and when I said the dentist had suggested it (though carried out by her surgery) she said well perhaps ask them as they can prescribe 🤷♀️
When I asked about the tie up with my low albumin she just said well at 36 (35-50) you are still within range!
In some ways I'm quite pleased that she actually admitted to not having a clue and thanked me for highlighting a gap in her knowledge.... I generally avoid this GP but since she has joined the menopause club she has vastly improved... less bull💩 more honesty 😁 which is so much more relatable
She was going to ask the dietician for guidance for us both!
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Not really, I know that albumin is a carrier of zinc but whether I need to raise albumin (and how to do that) before I'll get any zinc uptake is vague, I found a few papers about hypoalbuminemia which seemed to involve burns or aids victims 😕
Question is am I low in zinc due to the lack of albumin to store it in?
I've started to add in some zinc citrate and ionic zinc but I'm a bit in the dark... hopefully the dietitian will have some pointers? I've been eating more eggs which don't really agree with me but low albumin sounds pretty dire too!
She didn't offer to test copper which is part of the balance with zinc
I think most people get adequate zinc from dairy but I'm intolerant
I didn’t know much about albumin and zinc, so after your previous post I had a good read.
If there’s no other underlying cause then albumin should raise as you replace deficient zinc levels, but I think you already knew that! 😁.
However, some research was showing interestingly that zinc can also influence another transporter called transferrin that carries iron. It stated increasing a zinc deficiency could be influential in allowing iron levels to raise, and also other nutrients.
It's great, a wandering mind, I've been reading loads about zinc and iron👍( if I read another 5000 times I might get to understanding and retaining🤪). Ah poor radd 🤣
I can't do strawberries either but the bit about oats being sprayed with glyphosate just before harvest meaning they have exceptionally high levels of it makes you 😱 Organic Oats in my basket!
I shall pop round and harvest yours whilst you are not looking 🤗
Wow they look very eye catching, you are sweet but amaranth and quinoa are a no no for me 🤗I trialled all the gluten free flours and grains, even buckwheat is a bit dodgy for me 🤷♀️
I thought the same and did go and have a rummage yesterday... I couldn't find anything either, it's a bit like an optician giving a standard eye test saying your pressure is high but they can't treat you for it... just refer you
She wasn't inclined to see what the protocol was either for re-testing etc... perhaps I'll get another message once she is up to speed?
WOW! Fascinating stuff... my mother died of (unexplained) kidney failure after 6 years of dialysis and a life time of undiagnosed hypothyroidism, she was also the carrier of the DIO2 gene...
So many things slot into place with this study! It is only really now looking back at my mothers life that I can clearly see what her issue was as I walk in her shoes! Brother (older) and sister (younger) both enroute with them both now treated... Sister by me and brother by a reluctant surgery (same one as my mother) and a disbelieving (in me) wife who thinks it is dementia though I have seen his bloods and he is a poor converter on Levo only with me chasing to get him seen by and Endo as I'm not being heard 🤬
Thank you so much for flagging this up... I'm going to study it properly over the weekend, my kidney function did improve with T3 but it could be a whole lot better! You have helped to put another big piece in the puzzle 🤗🤗🤗
There might be a run on hypo's asking for zinc tests (say the dentist sent you.. mouth ulcers) 😉
Worth giving them a chase up... Mine was back within 24 hours so not a drawn out procedure... do you have online access? Sometimes the results show under patient record and others only show if you look at test results for some reason on mine 🤷♀️
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