Furiosus
New Member
I am a 49 year old male, currently on a regimen of Testosterone Cypionate and HCG. Last week I took a blood test, and I had some concerns.
My Anion Gap was extremely high, 26. The chart says I should be between 8 and 14.
My Serum Chloride was low, 23. The chart says I should be between 96 and 106.
I believe the Serum Chloride is used in the Anion Gap formula to figure out the acidity of my blood. Please correct me if I am wrong.
I do have diabetes, and understand that some of my medications can lead to metabolic acidosis, but before I panic, I wanted to discuss a variable that may, or may not, have affected my blood test.
I guess I don't follow instructions well. They said to fast, and not to have any food or caffeine before the test. I got up at 5 AM, and did not do the test until 11 AM. Between waking up, and the test, I had at least 5 cups of coffee. On my way to the Labcorp to get my blood draw, I got a cappuccino from Starbucks, and polished it off in the lobby.
Is it possible that the large concentration of caffeine screwed up my blood test? I read online that Anion Gap can be used to determine if somebody has caffeine caffeine toxicity. I feel great, and have no symptoms that I am aware of.
Thanks
My Anion Gap was extremely high, 26. The chart says I should be between 8 and 14.
My Serum Chloride was low, 23. The chart says I should be between 96 and 106.
I believe the Serum Chloride is used in the Anion Gap formula to figure out the acidity of my blood. Please correct me if I am wrong.
I do have diabetes, and understand that some of my medications can lead to metabolic acidosis, but before I panic, I wanted to discuss a variable that may, or may not, have affected my blood test.
I guess I don't follow instructions well. They said to fast, and not to have any food or caffeine before the test. I got up at 5 AM, and did not do the test until 11 AM. Between waking up, and the test, I had at least 5 cups of coffee. On my way to the Labcorp to get my blood draw, I got a cappuccino from Starbucks, and polished it off in the lobby.
Is it possible that the large concentration of caffeine screwed up my blood test? I read online that Anion Gap can be used to determine if somebody has caffeine caffeine toxicity. I feel great, and have no symptoms that I am aware of.
Thanks