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Which blood test do I need check for Vit. B deficiency?
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GottaSki 
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Posted 16 November 2009 - 03:10 PM
B12 - I think maybe I was tested for B6 at one point, but B12 is the one I have done repeatedly.
-Lisa
3/26/09 gluten-free - celiac confirmed from tTG IgA 3/3/09, biopsy 3/26/09, double DQ2 / single DQ8 positive
10/27/09 diagnosed fibromyalgia - supplemented with amino acids - improved health for a few months -- then substantial deterioration (maybe one good hour per day for ~17 months)
8/10/11 - Started Elimination Diet for Autoimmune Disease
1/1/12 - Tomato, Pepper, Corn, Peanut, Soy, Bean, Pea, Citrus, Pineapple, Avocado, Seed, Shellfish and Gluten FREE
* Healthier than ever in my life. Didn't know how sick I really was until I removed all possible food intolerance *
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3/26/09 gluten-free - celiac confirmed from tTG IgA 3/3/09, biopsy 3/26/09, double DQ2 / single DQ8 positive
10/27/09 diagnosed fibromyalgia - supplemented with amino acids - improved health for a few months -- then substantial deterioration (maybe one good hour per day for ~17 months)
8/10/11 - Started Elimination Diet for Autoimmune Disease
1/1/12 - Tomato, Pepper, Corn, Peanut, Soy, Bean, Pea, Citrus, Pineapple, Avocado, Seed, Shellfish and Gluten FREE
* Healthier than ever in my life. Didn't know how sick I really was until I removed all possible food intolerance *
"This is your life, are you who you want to be?" ~switchfoot
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Posted 16 November 2009 - 05:18 PM
twe0708, on Nov 16 2009, 02:55 PM, said:
Which blood test checks for Vitamin B deficiency?
My daughter just had labs for B12 and Folic Acid (B9) drawn this morning. I think for me, they have just drawn B12, but I can't remember. I'll be getting my next lab slip on Wednesday, so my memory will be refreshed then.
Michelle
Western Washington State
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Posted 17 November 2009 - 05:39 AM
twe0708, on Nov 16 2009, 03:55 PM, said:
Which blood test checks for Vitamin B deficiency?
An anemia panel is probably what you should have drawn - Anemia Panel CBC w/ Diff and Platelets, Ferritin, Folates (Folic Acid), Vitamin B 12, TIBC with iron and Reticulocyte Count
This will tell you enough about B vitamins and will give you a baseline Iron level.
Lynn
Not diagnosed
gluten-free - 05/09
Not diagnosed
gluten-free - 05/09
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