I went to the doctor today and she took some blood from my finger and told me I was on the border line and she told me I should start taking some multivitimins. Does it mean that my blood is low or am I on the border line for diabetes.
2006-07-12 11:43:56 · 22 answers · asked by casual 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
it's anemia. not diabetes. anemic means low red blood cell count so i think that's what she means... if you are still aren't sure what she means by boarder line, go back to her to see what she means by boarder line
2006-07-12 11:47:18 · answer #1 · answered by Gothic Girl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It really depends on the type of test the doctor performed. I suspect that she ran a hematocrit test rather than a blood sugar. If she suspected borderline diabetes she would have wanted to perform more tests immediately. In fact, if either of these tests were very abnormal she would have ordered a lot more tests. Multivitamins will not help borderline anemia unless it contains IRON. Women are often borderline or low on iron for a lot of reasons. That monthly bleeding thing we do, the constant dieting, and caffeine. Vegetarians also have to make sure they get plenty of iron in their diet or take vitamin supplements - the biggest source of iron is red meat. Other meats also contain iron. Raisins oddly enough are another good source. Iron should be taken with orange juice to increase absorption. Too much iron can also be bad -especially for men - so that is why a lot of vitamins do not contain iron or very little - so read those labels and choose one that slightly exceeds the recommended daily allowance.
2006-07-12 12:09:37 · answer #2 · answered by petlover 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your blood is low on red blood cells, your iron uptake may be too little. That's why your doctor may want you to take multivitamins. Diabetes usually cannot be cured by taking multivitamins, therefore I don't think you're on the border line for diabetes. Have you got some more information about your blood test?
2006-07-12 11:56:08 · answer #3 · answered by winkel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blood she took from your finger was probably for a hematocrit; to see if you have enough hemoglobin (oxygen carrying substance) in your blood. If that was low, you should take a vitamin with B-12 and iron in it; generally most good multi-vitamins like Centrum or the generic version has enough, but check the ingredients.
Blood sugar is one indication of diabetes, a totally separate illness.
Call your doctor and ask her for what was she testing and what the result was.
2006-07-12 12:04:28 · answer #4 · answered by CheriDonna 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no Way your blood can ever be "low"unless you cut one of your arteries and spilled ..
blood sugar ..yes.
Iron..yes.
Any chemical ....yes.
And you should also understand that there is no multivitamin on the market thank can make your blood "high"
UNLESS
You have a low count of red blood cells.Putting you in jeopardy of anemia.
In that case you can eat different things that make your count go higher.
Like , vegetables like broccoli or starches to help your body maintain their red blood cells.
and also help your body produce more ,which helps strengthen your immune system and vascular proficiency.
I am almost positive you doctor meant you where on the borderline of not having enough "something"in your blood that a multivitamin could compensate for.
Also diabetes is having something wrong with you're pancreas and it's ability to produce your body with enough insulin to compensate for you sugar intake.
Assuming you know that,Insulin is not made in any multivitamin that I have ever seen . And taking a multivitamin would not help reduce you're sugar intake .
2006-07-12 12:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's diabetes ... vitamins wouldn't help that. You might be on the borderline for anemia (not enough red blood cells). Try taking a daily multivitamin with iron.
What do I take if I'm a borderline nutcase? The voices in my head can't agree ...
2006-07-12 11:49:20 · answer #6 · answered by jackalanhyde 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should ask you doctor what borderline you were on. She could've meant anemia, diabetes or that your RBC was low. I think she might have meant anemia since you're taking vitamins but I'm a studying Medical Assistant not a doctor so you should really go back and ask.
2006-07-12 11:48:30 · answer #7 · answered by Pretty Brown Eyes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't make a lot of sense, being at the borderline doesn't man anything at all. She ws refering to the borderline in red cells? that has nothing to do with diabetes, if she was refering to glucose content in your blood and suspects diabetes she should have ordered additional lab tests to confirm it's diabetes and not just a momentary high glucose in you blood.
2006-07-12 11:50:24 · answer #8 · answered by Guillermo S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The blood that flows through this network of veins and arteries is called whole blood. Whole blood contains three types of blood cells, including:
red blood cells
white blood cells
platelets
These three types of blood cells are mostly manufactured in the bone marrow (the soft tissue inside our bones), especially in the bone marrow of the vertebrae (the bones that make up the spine), ribs, pelvis, skull, and sternum (breastbone). These cells travel through the circulatory system suspended in a yellowish fluid called plasma (pronounced: plaz-muh). Plasma is 90% water and contains nutrients, proteins, hormones, and waste products. Whole blood is a mixture of blood cells and plasma.
2006-07-12 11:48:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is far from being a clear diagnosis.
Vitamins have nothing to do with diabetes.
It must have mean that you're near to be anemic, that is, you don't have enough red blood cells in your blood.
Lack or iron, folic acid or B12 could trigger anemia.
The most common is iron deficiency.
2006-07-12 12:52:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋