Blood Results

[Waterhouse]

Hi,

could anybody in the know tell me whether these results are in normal range please?

TSH 0.44mu/L

Free T4 18.7pmol/L

Thanks in advance.

[SlowDragon Ambassador]

please add ranges

What, if any medication are you taking

Are you still on Carbimazole

Important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12

What vitamin supplements are you taking

[Waterhouse]

TSH- 0.40-5.30

T4 -11.5-22.7

Ferritin 152 (13-150)

Folate 10.6 (3.9-20)

b12 994 (197-771)

Vit D wasn’t tested

All of the above were marked as satisfactory by the GP After a quick google I noted the B12 ref range in our lab was low on the upper limit, many labs are around 1000. Ours had changed and the numbers were much lower than last time it was tested upper limit last time was 1132

Thanks

[SlowDragon Ambassador in reply to Waterhouse]

You need to click on Blue reply button….otherwise other poster doesn’t get alerted. I just happened to come back to this page and saw these replies

[Waterhouse in reply to SlowDragon]

Sorry about that.

[Waterhouse]

note to add I was unwell with a virus when these were taken. I am

No longer on carbimazole and had stopped vitamin B complex supplements before the test.

[Waterhouse]

I also take omeperazole daily.

[SlowDragon Ambassador in reply to Waterhouse]

Why are you taking a PPI

[Waterhouse in reply to SlowDragon]

Suffer from reflux, have a small hiatus hernia.

[SlowDragon Ambassador in reply to Waterhouse]

So will need to be extra careful maintaining GOOD vitamin levels

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PPI and increased risk T2 diabetes

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Iron Deficiency and PPI

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Have you tried gluten free diet…..often improves acid reflux

[Waterhouse in reply to SlowDragon]

what do you make of my blood results?

[SlowDragon Ambassador in reply to Waterhouse]

You need to see where Ft3 is in comparison to Ft4

And check vitamin D levels

[Waterhouse in reply to SlowDragon]

I have found T3:

T4- 5.0. (3.1-7)

[SlowDragon Ambassador in reply to Waterhouse]

Done at same test?

Range is usually 3.1-6.8

Free T4 (fT4) 18.7 pmol/L (11.5 - 22.7) 64.3%

Free T3 (fT3) 5 pmol/L (3.1 - 7) 48.7%

So Looks ok

[Waterhouse in reply to SlowDragon]

Yes, same test.

[SlowDragon Ambassador in reply to Waterhouse]

Get vitamin D tested at least annually

[SlowDragon Ambassador]

TSH- 0.44 (0.40-5.30)

Free T4 (fT4) 18.7 pmol/L (11.5 - 22.7) 

Ft4 64.3% through range

No Ft3 or vitamin D

Are you taking vitamin D

Test twice yearly when supplementing

Can test via NHS private testing service

vitamindtest.org.uk

Test TSH, Ft4 and Ft3 here

Randox FULL thyroid test including both thyroid antibodies just £29

Test at home or in clinic

randoxhealth.com/en-GB/at-h...

IMPORTANT......If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 5-7 days before ALL BLOOD TESTS , as biotin can falsely affect test results

endo.confex.com/endo/2016en...

endocrinenews.endocrine.org...

In week before blood test, when you stop vitamin B complex, you might want to consider taking a separate folate supplement (eg Jarrow methyl folate 400mcg) and separate B12