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Originally Posted by krugen68
....how do you find out the levels of all the vitamins and minerals in your body ?
are there specific blood tests, or do all the tests produce a listing of each element. It seems every time I have another blood test it is for a specific such as high potassium or a high platelet count.
Is it dependent on the boxes ticked by the Doc on the blood test request form ? On my last one a week ago, the nurse appeared to have 6 pages of line item tests relating to different colour containers ( so I assume different tests)
or do you have to request the test for vitamin levels yourself ?
Peter
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Peter,
It is confusing. In the States, usually our doctors tick off an electrolytes test for minerals like potassium, chloride, etc. As for the Vita D, you may have to suggest it to your doctor if he is not a neurologist that you've learned PWP generally have a deficiency. That's what I did and a few days later had my results. I am not sure of how it works in the UK.
Hope this helps,
Laura