Lastest blood tests

[diamondgirl902]

These are my latest blood tests from my GP

My TSH has lowered since my last private bloods, so they won't test the FT4 or FT3

The surgery phoned about my cholesterol levels, I stopped taking my statins last year.

My diet is low carb, I have dairy, but not milk. I eat meat, but not fish.

Serum vitamin B12: 536 ng/L 180 to 640

Serum folate: 3.9 ug/L 3.0 to 20.0

Serum iron level: 14.5 umol/L 5.0 to 30.0

Serum transferrin 2.18 g/L 1.80 to 3.82 Serum TIBC: 54.8 umol/L 47.0 to 70.0

Transferrin saturation index: 26.4 % 16.0 to 50.0

Serum ferritin: 178 ug/L 28 to 200

Serum 25-HO vit D3 level: 83.1 nmol/L above 50.0

Blood magnesium: 0.88 mmol/L 0.70 to 1.00

Serum calcium: 2.41 mmol/L

Corrected serum calcium level: 2.42 mmol/L 2.20 to 2.60

Serum inorganic phosphate: 1.31 mmol/L 0.80 to 1.50

Serum total protein: 69 g/L 64 to 83

Serum albumin: 45 g/L 35 to 50

Serum alkaline phosphatase: 66 u/L 40 to 130

Serum cholesterol: 8.9 mmol/L 0.0 to 5.0

Serum triglycerides: 0.7 mmol/L

Serum HDL cholesterol level: 2.87 mmol/L

Serum cholesterol/HDL ratio: 3.1 Ratio

Non HDL cholesterol level: 6.0 mmol/L

LDL Cholesterol.: 5.8 mmol/l

HbA1c levl - IFCC standardised: 36 mmol/mol 20 to 41

Serum TSH level: 2.90 mu/L 0.30 to 4.20

Plasma parathyroid hormone lev: 5.0 pmol/L 1.6 to 6.9

Serum oestradiol level: < 92 pmol/L

Serum progesterone: < 1.0 nmol/L

Serum sex hormne binding glob: 92 nmol/L 28 to 146

Total white cell count: 3.9 10*9/L 4.0 to 11.0

Red blood cell (RBC) count: 4.08 10*12/L 3.80 to 5.80

Haemoglobin estimation: 132 g/L 115 to 165

Packed cell volume: 0.412 L/L 0.370 to 0.470

Mean corpuscular volume (MCV): 101.0 fL 80.0 to 100.0

Mean corpusc. haemoglobin(MCH): 32.4 pg 27.0 to 32.0

Red blood cell distribut width: 14.6 %

Platelet count: 307 10*9/L 150 to 450

Total white cell : 3.9 10*9/L 4.0 to 11.0

Neutrophil count: 1.4 10*9/L 2.0 to 7.5

Lymphocyte count: 1.6 10*9/L 1.5 to 4.5

Monocyte count: 0.3 10*9/L 0.3 10*9/

Eosinophil count: 0.5 10*9/L 0.0 to 0.4

Basophil count: 0.1 10*9/L 0.0 to 0.

Serum sodium: 140 mmol/L 140 mmol/L

Serum potassium: 4.3 mmol/L 3.5 to 5.3

Serum urea level: 6.7 mmol/L 2.5 to 7.

Serum creatinine: 67 umol/L 45 to 90

GFR calculated abbreviatd MDRD: > 90 ml/min Above 60

Serum ALT level: 15 u/L 0 to 35

Serum total bilirubin level: 3 umol/L 0 to 21

Serum gamma GT level: 10 u/L 0 to 45

[greygoose]

So, what is your TSH? If your cholesterol is high, it more than likely means that you are under-medicated or a poor converter, and your FT3 is too low. Nothing to do with diet.

So, if you can, it would be a good idea to get your TSH, FT4 and FT3 tested privately. You've already got your nutrient results there so you don't need a full thyroid panel, just the thyroid hormones.

Your nutrient levels are fine - except for your folate. And your B12 could be higher. So, it might be a good idea to get a good methylated B complex and take that for a while, retest your folate and see if it's improved. The Bs all work together, so need to be kept balanced.

[diamondgirl902 in reply to greygoose]

Thanks for your reply Greygoose

I will order another thyroid test and go from there. My B12 has increased since eating whole foods since June. My previous levels used to be around 200, but I know that a good B12 level means nothing if you have trouble with the stomach.

I will start to sort my folate out too.

[Kerry124]

what jumped out at me is your folate which could be higher I would take something for that SlowDragon can advise you what to take when she logs on. Also your ferritin could be higher so I would try eating more iron rich foods when mine was low I ate pate on toast a few times a week. Mine is now actually high because I have Graves’ disease.

[diamondgirl902 in reply to Kerry124]

Thank you for replying Kerry

I thought my ferritin was ok. It has come down from previous tests and I'm aware that ferritin can be raised with inflammation.

What range is your ferritin?

[Kerry124 in reply to diamondgirl902]

Very high over 400. It’s because I have Graves’ disease