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@drkelp: Regarding hibiscus, is that cold brewed or boiled? My Egyptian husband says they use it in Egypt for this, but the hibiscus has to be steeped in cold water to have the best effects. I'm curious how you prepared yours, and roughly how many points did it lower your BP?

My latest labs have come back almost the same as yours. I’ve stopped the injections for now until I can get a donation. I’m so scared about it. The rise has been rapid over three months.

I understand - the Blood Service is manic in there! Hope you feel okay after the donation.

Good to know. Thank you!

Thank you for the information again. I'm in Scotland too. I've used the Scotblood donation service in Glasgow, but, as you say, you can't go that often. I've found a good phlebotomist in Glasgow who does therapeutic phlebotomies, and it's £100 for the service, which is a bit pricey, but I don't...

Yes, please, any information gratefully received! How often are you donating, and what's your hematocrit levels like generally?

Thanks, Xibxang for that information. Good to know - I thought it was on a constantly upward trajectory when on TRT.

Quite possibly. It's just a drop of blood on a testing strip. There doesn't seem much to get wrong. Does hematocrit go down sometimes if the blood is thinner because of aspirin or fish oil, or extra water, or something? I wonder if that could affect a test result on a device like this.

I've purchased a blood glucose monitor that measures blood glucose and hematocrit, as well as ketones using a different test strip. The device is this one: GlucoRx HCT Blood Glucose & Ketone Meter | GlucoRx How accurate do you think the hematocrit would be on a device like this? I'm worried...