#888 Iron Deficiency Anemia with Dr. Pelcovits
Juicebox Podcast: Type 1 Diabetes
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How to Measure Iron Binding Capacity
When you're, when your iron is low, your iron binding capacity is going to be high. Some people's ferritin might be what we call falsely elevated. And so these other numbers can help us sort of tease that out. I think that's another thing, especially for people with autoimmune that's important for your doctor to understand because if you're sitting there at a ferritin of 25 and it may be higher than it actually is, you probably are in trouble as far as needing more.
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