Re: Blood Test Results...please advise!

November 2, 2006

For starters I would not be worried about the high vit K levels. Its

low vit K that is an issue for bleeding, and high dose vit E

supplements can impact vit K. The problem with reference ranges for

vitamins...is that the really may not mean anything for some of

these vitamins...whereas others its a bigger deal. There really

isn't any documented toxicity from vitamin K (just like vitamin

E)...however high doses of vitamin A or D have adverse effects.

Low carninitine: In a low tone kid...I would supplement with

carnitine. A good dose is 25 mg/kg/day. Carnitine is safe. It will

do nothing, or it will help.

Did you get vit E levels? -

> I had a celiac panel, carnitine, and vitamin levels for D and K

done

> (they said that he had to be fasting for A and E, which I did not

> know. I thought i read somewhere that you are not supposed to

fast

> for the celiac panel...but I may be really confused here). Here

are

> the results:

>

> SERUM:

> Carnitine free: 24 range: 18-54

> Carnitine total: 25 range: 26-65

> CarnitineEsterACTL; 2 range; <=19.7

> VitaminD, 25-OH,Total: 54 range: 20-100

> vitaminD, 25-oH,D3: 54

> VitaminD, 25OH-D2: <4

>

> Immunoglobulin A: 51 range: 20-100 mg/dl

> Transglutaminase IgA: >3 range: <5

>

> PLASMA:

> Vitamin K1: 2368 range: 80-1160

>

> These are confusing. My doctor seems to be a little bit

unfamiliar

> with this, so I did not feel 100% confident in his explination,

which

> was that everything is fine. What concerns me is the high level

of

> Vitamin K for starters. I have done some research and found out

> that Vitamin K is found in sunflower oil, which is the primary

> ingredient in equazen's eye q oil. I am switching to nordic

naturals

> right now, so i think that this level will go down. I cannot

think

> of any other major source of vitamin k in his diet.

>

> I never suspected that he had celiac disease, b/c we have had no

> leaky gut issues, but I just wanted to be sure. I think those

results

> are okay.

>

> What about the carnitine? He seems on the low end. Dr. says that

it

> is fine, but my son has a hypotonia so I wonder if supplements

would

> help? Also, I think carnitine is also found in sunflower

oil...could

> this be raising his carnitine results?

>

> My main question is about the carnitine. What should I do? From

> those of you with experience, do these levels warrant carnitine

> supplementation? Dr. says that the ranges are all relative when I

> pointed out that he is off the range for carnitine total. Please

> advise! I appreciate your help sooooo much!

>

November 2, 2006

does anyone know why omega 3 would be high for my child who is NOT on any

supplements as of yet and doesn't like fish?

thanks

karen

" Shane H. " <2harmons@...> wrote:

I had a celiac panel, carnitine, and vitamin levels for D and K done

(they said that he had to be fasting for A and E, which I did not

know. I thought i read somewhere that you are not supposed to fast

for the celiac panel...but I may be really confused here). Here are

the results:

SERUM:

Carnitine free: 24 range: 18-54

Carnitine total: 25 range: 26-65

CarnitineEsterACTL; 2 range; <=19.7

VitaminD, 25-OH,Total: 54 range: 20-100

vitaminD, 25-oH,D3: 54

VitaminD, 25OH-D2: <4

Immunoglobulin A: 51 range: 20-100 mg/dl

Transglutaminase IgA: >3 range: <5

PLASMA:

Vitamin K1: 2368 range: 80-1160

These are confusing. My doctor seems to be a little bit unfamiliar

with this, so I did not feel 100% confident in his explination, which

was that everything is fine. What concerns me is the high level of

Vitamin K for starters. I have done some research and found out

that Vitamin K is found in sunflower oil, which is the primary

ingredient in equazen's eye q oil. I am switching to nordic naturals

right now, so i think that this level will go down. I cannot think

of any other major source of vitamin k in his diet.

I never suspected that he had celiac disease, b/c we have had no

leaky gut issues, but I just wanted to be sure. I think those results

are okay.

What about the carnitine? He seems on the low end. Dr. says that it

is fine, but my son has a hypotonia so I wonder if supplements would

help? Also, I think carnitine is also found in sunflower oil...could

this be raising his carnitine results?

My main question is about the carnitine. What should I do? From

those of you with experience, do these levels warrant carnitine

supplementation? Dr. says that the ranges are all relative when I

pointed out that he is off the range for carnitine total. Please

advise! I appreciate your help sooooo much!

November 2, 2006

although i am giving my son carnosine (based on the ingredients in carnaware), i

am

confused as to the difference between carnosine and carnitine. when you say

give carnitine

for low muscle tone, how is that different from giving carnosine?

thanks!

> Low carninitine: In a low tone kid...I would supplement with

> carnitine. A good dose is 25 mg/kg/day. Carnitine is safe. It will

> do nothing, or it will help.

>

November 3, 2006