Help understanding iron panel

[Eton]

Hi

Can anyone help explain the results below please. Everything is in range so I am assuming all is well.

Thank you

CRP 0.26

IRON 16.2 (10-30)

TIBC 55 (45-81)

UIBC 38.4 (13-56)

TRANSFERRIN SAT 30 (25-45)

FERRITIN 99 (30-332)

[Regenallotment Ambassador]

Sorry you have waited some time for a reply,

I’d say so, i agree with you, I can’t see anything that I would worry about there if these were my results.

How do you feel? Is all well or do you have symptoms?

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[Eton in reply to Regenallotment]

Thank you Regenallotment

[FallingInReverse]

Hi Eton, as a whole, yes that looks very good.

Trends are also important, as is a full blood count every year if you can.

For example, your saturation percent is solid… but if it dropped to 25% it would be heading into being too low.

Your circulating iron is also good, but a little closer to 20 would be better… that being said, that one measure can move quickly - even with an iron rich meal the night before the test. So it’s good, just all part of the big picture.

Ferritin is enviable! CRP shows no inflammation, and so you can assume that is a true reading. So keep an eye on your ferritin trends, if it starts to drop then it is an early indicator that your body needs more iron than is circulating.

Your full blood count will respond to changes in your circulating iron and ferritin - taking about 3 or so months to have an impact.

So keeping your iron panel this healthy will ensure that your red blood cells stay healthy.