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Old Sat Dec 21, 2013, 02:59 PM
edbk35 edbk35 is offline
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Originally Posted by Whizbang View Post
edbk35,

My numbers were all VERY low all at once, having just low platelets can indeed be a sign of low vitamin D... my vitamin D was at 30 which was border line for vitamin D, and can be linked to low platelets...

Also if you are taking medication for your type 2 diabetes, it might be likely that it may be affecting your platelet counts...

I would not be freaking out just yet, as a 77 platelet count by itself, is not that low, and as noted, your not going to possibly bleed out until well below 20...

Other tests, and possibly a Bone Marrow Biopsy may be needed to diagnose any condition you might have...

here were my counts when I was diagnosed... all were low...
Code:
Component  Standard Range  6/14/2013
RDW-CV     11.6-14.4 %     18.1
RDW-SD     35.1-43.9 fl    59.1
HGB        13.7-17.5 g/dl   8.0
HCT        40-51 %         23.3
PLT        150-400 K/ul      70
RBC        4.63-6.08 M/uL  2.57
WBC        4.2-9.1 k/ul     2.0
NEUT%      34-68 %           46
NEUT       1.8-9.0 K/uL     1.0
Best of luck to you...
Here are mine from Oct.

WBC 6.1 range 4.5-11.0
RBC 4.85 4.20-5.40
HGB. 14.9 13.0-16.0
HCT 45.3 36.0-47.0

Vitamin D 21.1 range 32-100
B12 464 range 191-980

NOV: platelets 96
Protime: 10.4 seconds range 8.4-11.04
INR 1.0 range 0.8-1.2

I am on no meds at all including no diabetes meds. I take a probiotic, multi vitamin and 1000 mg vitamin D
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