B12 level help

[Coolcat12345]

I’ve been having symptoms of low b12 so I got my levels checked. They are 119 pmol.

The lab where I got them taken says normal range is 25-170 so they said I am fine and in range but everywhere else states I am deficient and low.

I had a b12 injection and instantly felt better.

My question is if I am reading 119pmol will this result change in another pmol blood test or is it just ranges that vary with different labs?

Thanks

[greygoose]

Not only do ranges change from lab to lab, but there are two different types of B12 test: serum and active. If your test was active - and the range says it is - then yours isn't too bad. Could be higher, but depends if you're having symptoms of low B12. With B12 I believe symptoms are more important that blood test results.

But, for ranges, you have to go by the range used in the lab where yours was tested. You can't chop and change ranges.