Blood Work results -- several flagged -- should I be worried (Xposted)
Just got my one year labs back, and several things have been "flagged" for being too high or too low. If you are good with lab results, should I be unduly worried about any of these or are there any immediate concerns? I won't see my actual doctor until my appointment in May.
Vitamin D 25 Hydroxy -- 116 ng/mL (30-80 normal)
Transferrin Saturation – 60% (standard 11 to 46%)
Vitamin B12 – 1052 pg/mL (standard 221 to 700)
Low:
Creatinine -- .55 mg/dL (.70 to 1.4 normal)
LDL Cholesterol – 43 m;/dL (60-129 normal)
Lipid profile:
|
Triglyceride |
30-149 mg/dL |
53 |
|
Cholesterol |
100-199 mg/dL |
135 |
|
HDL Cholesterol |
>55 mg/dL |
81 |
|
Fasting Time |
|
12 |
|
TC:HDL Ratio |
1.00-5.00 |
1.67 |
|
VLDL Cholesterol |
6-40 mg/dL |
11 |
|
LDL Cholesterol |
60-129 mg/dL |
43 L |
|
LDL:HDL Ratio |
0.50-3.55 |
0.53 |
|
Non HDL Cholesterol |
90-159 mg/dL |
54 L |
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
I think your vitamin D and B12 are excellent. there is a lot of research that says the reference ranges used by your lab (and most labs) are too low for good health. For instance, if your B12 was 211, you'd be at risk for developing permanent nerve damage in your hands and feet. Your lab might think that's normal but I sure don't.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Before surgery, I started with a severe deficiency at 8! I was put on sublingual Vitamin D3 at 50,000 IUs three times a wee****il it reached 50.
After surgery, I began Celebrate's Dry D3 at 5000 IUs daily. My 6 month blood work came back at 89. The Clinic advised me to drop to 3x per week.
So, my number still increased at 3x per week -- so I will see what they recommend me to do in May. In the meantime, I've learned that I am not a toxic level, so I will drop to 2x a wee****il then.
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
Thank you. I realize that LDL is the bad cholesterol -- however, mine is a lot lower than recommended. In fact, too low is connected with depression, anxiety and neurological disorders. Hopefully, fat malabsorbtion will even itself out over the next six months.
"What you eat in private, you wear in public." --- Kat
