Low iron good ferritin

[M.J]

I just got my new lab test everything seems fine except Iron is low now.
-Iron 6.2 range (11.6- 31.3).
-ferritin 41ng/ml range (26-388)

my hematocrit is fine around 48.3
Hemoglobin 16.5

if I supplement with iron then my blood goes high and then I have to donate again?? any solution for this ?

 

[Systemlord]

ferritin 41ng/ml range (26-388)

While the ferritin is in the normal ranges, that does mean it's good, the thyroid to function optimally needs a ferritin of at least 70.

 

[M.J]

While the ferritin is in the normal ranges, that does mean it's good, the thyroid to function optimally needs a ferritin of at least 70.

It’s been going up from the last test,I didn’t want to add iron so hemoglobin don’t go high,,,,right ?
It almost doubled from last test without me doing anything but now iron is low.

do I need to supplement iron ? Will it increase hemoglobin?

 

[Systemlord]

It’s been going up from the last test,I didn’t want to add iron so hemoglobin don’t go high,,,,right ?
It almost doubled from last test without me doing anything but now iron is low.

do I need to supplement iron ? Will it increase hemoglobin?

You could just keep iron in your diet as long as it's on an upwards trajectory.

 

[M.J]

You could just keep iron in your diet as long as it's on an upwards trajectory.

Ferritin is going up but iron is going down.
Should I just focus on good food with iron ? No supplement ?

 

[JA Battle]

Don’t supplement. Your iron can be low or high depending on what youve eaten recently. Serum iron levels fluctuate throughout the day

 

[Systemlord]

Ferritin is going up but iron is going down.
Should I just focus on good food with iron ? No supplement ?

Ferritin testing is far more accurate than iron testing.