Supplementing Ferritin/ Folate advice.Hello friends. I have been supplementing B12 for some time. But since

[Everdean]

advice.Hello friends. I have been supplementing B12 for some time. But since getting a recent blood test done. I noticed that my Ferritin and Folate were a bit low in range.Ferritin. 166ng/ml [30-26] Folate >20ng/ml [>3.9]. Do you think it would be ok to supplement? If so, please advise on what to supplement with please?Thank you

[Nackapan]

Bit confused 😕 Your results look high not low?

[Everdean in reply to Nackapan]

Oh! Thank you. That's good then.. No need to supplement.

[DiNL]

Gosh your ferritin looks very good. I wouldn’t supplement anymore iron with that level.

[Everdean in reply to DiNL]

Thankyou. I'm obviously useless at reading blood test results 😄

[Noelnoel]

Can you check the ferritin ref range, 30-26 is wrong

With folate and a range such as >3.9, it’s often suggested we aim to achieve double figures. Yours is well into double figures

[Everdean in reply to Noelnoel]

Thank you. I appreciate your reply but I've interpreted it wrong.

[Noelnoel in reply to Everdean]

You’ve interpreted what wrong? My reply?

Your ferritin reference range should look something like 30-150 if you’re female, you’ve quoted 30-26

[Technoid in reply to Noelnoel]

Yes the upper bound cannot be right from any ferritin range I've seen.

[Noelnoel in reply to Technoid]

It’s definitely wrong but others have said her iron levels look good. We can’t possibly help her until she provides the correct range for iron

[Cherylclaire Forum Support]

Please have another look at your post: the results and ranges do not look right together.

Here is an example of folate and ferritin results below with ranges - mine at their lowest, although neither were out of range :

SERUM FOLATE: 5.5 ug/L (range: 4.6 - 18.7 ug/L )

SERUM FERRITIN: 36 ug/L (range: 13 - 150 ug/L )

My GP gave me three months supplements of both, soon after starting B12 deficiency, as my hair was still falling out and gums bleeding. Both were then monitored regularly - and so I was advised when to supplement and when to stop. GP said that a ferritin level below 60 can give symptoms, later an Oral medicine consultant ( for burning tongue and angular cheilitis) told me he would prefer my level to be 80+. Both ferritin and folate were very erratic for a couple of years, and even now can be "blippy". ( Ideally both should continue to be monitored.)

Recheck your medical records. You can either alter your post if necessary or start a new post if the information you have posted above turns out to be incorrect.

[Everdean]

Thank you. I will do that.

[Cherylclaire Forum Support in reply to Everdean]

Worth trying. A lot of people here willing and able to help you here - so don't give up. We are all different - and maybe most not medical professionals - but are very used to looking at test results from a B12 deficiency perspective, and that could prove useful to you. Let's hope so.

[Everdean in reply to Cherylclaire]

Thank you.