I need help. Sorry if the read is long but tl;dr recovering from strange keto and carnivore diets and extreme stress, and I've been Peaty for several months. Low B12 and CO2 on the low end back in May. What blood tests to get?
I had a lot of traumatic experiences in the past couple years but being keto and carnivore diets were certainly contributing factors. I started some strange diets in 2016 on and off for fun and doubled down because a close relative got Alzheimer's very young and I was a little desperate to find some solution that might protect me from the same fate. I've been normal keto, carnivore, and, for a short time, raw carnivore. I used to have a bucket of tallow that I'd scoop out of and eat straight. Obviously there were a lot of cheat meals, but there was a 2 month keto streak, a couple 1 months, some weeks, and a lot of time where I was just off the wall and not keto at all, rationalizing it with the other stresses going on in my life. I could seriously impress you all with some of the cheats. I also was living in a van for a large part of this -- long story behind that, but basically I thought it would be a fun to larp as a journalist and simulate being poor and free from the system, of which I was neither. I've left some details out for brevity but I think the gist is clear. I've reintroduced (consistent) carbs since March or April 2016, and become increasingly Peaty since August.
Currently my brain barely works, I suck at reading, I lose track of conversations sometimes, and I'm unmotivated as heck. I ballooned from 170 to 190 (6'1" male) when I reintroduced (consistent) carbs, and 190 to 215 when I stopped restricting altogether. Things certainly improved and I'm not as jittery and weird and antisocial and depressed anymore, but I'm not where I want to be. Lot to fix in lifestyle, but structure and energy are interdependent. Right now I'm hovering around 210 and peaty.
Right now my priority is getting back to where I was as quickly as possible. I can fix other issues later, but I suspect my current experience is a typical combination of high stress and extreme diets. I had a blood test incidentally when I got a muscle strain checked in late May and my B12 was 324 pg/mL. Not sure if anything else is of note.
Folate SerPl-mCnc 11.1 ng/mL
Vit B12 SerPl-mCnc 324 pg/mL
Basophils/leuk NFr Bld Auto 0.7 %
Eosinophil/leuk NFr Bld Auto 2.2 %
Monocytes/leuk NFr Bld Auto 6.7 %
Lymphocytes/leuk NFr Bld Auto 40.6 %
Neutrophils/leuk NFr Bld Auto 49.8 %
Basophils # Bld Auto 50 cells/uL
Eosinophil # Bld Auto 158 cells/uL
Monocytes # Bld Auto 482 cells/uL
Lymphocytes # Bld Auto 2923 cells/uL
Neutrophils # Bld Auto 3586 cells/uL
PMV Bld Rees-Ecker 9.7 fL 2019-05-28
Platelet # Bld Auto 241 Thousand/uL
RDW RBC Auto-Rto 13.2 %
MCHC RBC Auto-mCnc 34.9 g/dL
MCH RBC Qn Auto 30.3 pg
MCV RBC Auto 86.7 fL
Hct VFr Bld Auto 43.8 %
Hgb Bld-mCnc 15.3 g/dL
RBC # Bld Auto 5.05 Million/uL
WBC # Bld Auto 7.2 Thousand/uL
TSH SerPl-aCnc 1.70 mIU/L
ALT SerPl-cCnc 39 U/L
AST SerPl-cCnc 24 U/L
ALP SerPl-cCnc 67 U/L
Bilirub SerPl-mCnc 0.6 mg/dL
Albumin/Glob SerPl 2.3 (calc)
Globulin Ser Calc-mCnc 2.1 g/dL (calc)
Albumin SerPl-mCnc 4.8 g/dL
Prot SerPl-mCnc 6.9 g/dL
Calcium SerPl-mCnc 9.4 mg/dL
CO2 SerPl-sCnc 21 mmol/L
Chloride SerPl-sCnc 104 mmol/L
Potassium SerPl-sCnc 4.0 mmol/L
Sodium SerPl-sCnc 140 mmol/L
BUN/Creat SerPl NOT APPLICABLE (calc)
GFR/BSA pred.black SerPlBld MDRD-ArVRat 139 mL/min/1.73m2
eGFR NON-AFR. AMERICAN 120 mL/min/1.73m2
Creat SerPl-mCnc 0.85 mg/dL
BUN SerPl-mCnc 17 mg/dL
Glucose SerPl-mCnc 86 mg/dL
Respiratory rate 12 /min
Pulse 71 /min
Systolic BP 125 mm[Hg]
Diastolic BP 80 mm[Hg]
Temperature 36.5 Cel
Height 185.42 cm
Weight 90.72 kg
BMI (Body Mass Index) 26.39 kg/m2
What tests do you think I should get for all the horrible ***t that could be caused by keto/carnivore and/or extreme stress? I was thinking at least iron/ferritin, full thyroid, and PUFA status, but if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears, even begging for your help. I just want to be normal again.
I had a lot of traumatic experiences in the past couple years but being keto and carnivore diets were certainly contributing factors. I started some strange diets in 2016 on and off for fun and doubled down because a close relative got Alzheimer's very young and I was a little desperate to find some solution that might protect me from the same fate. I've been normal keto, carnivore, and, for a short time, raw carnivore. I used to have a bucket of tallow that I'd scoop out of and eat straight. Obviously there were a lot of cheat meals, but there was a 2 month keto streak, a couple 1 months, some weeks, and a lot of time where I was just off the wall and not keto at all, rationalizing it with the other stresses going on in my life. I could seriously impress you all with some of the cheats. I also was living in a van for a large part of this -- long story behind that, but basically I thought it would be a fun to larp as a journalist and simulate being poor and free from the system, of which I was neither. I've left some details out for brevity but I think the gist is clear. I've reintroduced (consistent) carbs since March or April 2016, and become increasingly Peaty since August.
Currently my brain barely works, I suck at reading, I lose track of conversations sometimes, and I'm unmotivated as heck. I ballooned from 170 to 190 (6'1" male) when I reintroduced (consistent) carbs, and 190 to 215 when I stopped restricting altogether. Things certainly improved and I'm not as jittery and weird and antisocial and depressed anymore, but I'm not where I want to be. Lot to fix in lifestyle, but structure and energy are interdependent. Right now I'm hovering around 210 and peaty.
Right now my priority is getting back to where I was as quickly as possible. I can fix other issues later, but I suspect my current experience is a typical combination of high stress and extreme diets. I had a blood test incidentally when I got a muscle strain checked in late May and my B12 was 324 pg/mL. Not sure if anything else is of note.
Folate SerPl-mCnc 11.1 ng/mL
Vit B12 SerPl-mCnc 324 pg/mL
Basophils/leuk NFr Bld Auto 0.7 %
Eosinophil/leuk NFr Bld Auto 2.2 %
Monocytes/leuk NFr Bld Auto 6.7 %
Lymphocytes/leuk NFr Bld Auto 40.6 %
Neutrophils/leuk NFr Bld Auto 49.8 %
Basophils # Bld Auto 50 cells/uL
Eosinophil # Bld Auto 158 cells/uL
Monocytes # Bld Auto 482 cells/uL
Lymphocytes # Bld Auto 2923 cells/uL
Neutrophils # Bld Auto 3586 cells/uL
PMV Bld Rees-Ecker 9.7 fL 2019-05-28
Platelet # Bld Auto 241 Thousand/uL
RDW RBC Auto-Rto 13.2 %
MCHC RBC Auto-mCnc 34.9 g/dL
MCH RBC Qn Auto 30.3 pg
MCV RBC Auto 86.7 fL
Hct VFr Bld Auto 43.8 %
Hgb Bld-mCnc 15.3 g/dL
RBC # Bld Auto 5.05 Million/uL
WBC # Bld Auto 7.2 Thousand/uL
TSH SerPl-aCnc 1.70 mIU/L
ALT SerPl-cCnc 39 U/L
AST SerPl-cCnc 24 U/L
ALP SerPl-cCnc 67 U/L
Bilirub SerPl-mCnc 0.6 mg/dL
Albumin/Glob SerPl 2.3 (calc)
Globulin Ser Calc-mCnc 2.1 g/dL (calc)
Albumin SerPl-mCnc 4.8 g/dL
Prot SerPl-mCnc 6.9 g/dL
Calcium SerPl-mCnc 9.4 mg/dL
CO2 SerPl-sCnc 21 mmol/L
Chloride SerPl-sCnc 104 mmol/L
Potassium SerPl-sCnc 4.0 mmol/L
Sodium SerPl-sCnc 140 mmol/L
BUN/Creat SerPl NOT APPLICABLE (calc)
GFR/BSA pred.black SerPlBld MDRD-ArVRat 139 mL/min/1.73m2
eGFR NON-AFR. AMERICAN 120 mL/min/1.73m2
Creat SerPl-mCnc 0.85 mg/dL
BUN SerPl-mCnc 17 mg/dL
Glucose SerPl-mCnc 86 mg/dL
Respiratory rate 12 /min
Pulse 71 /min
Systolic BP 125 mm[Hg]
Diastolic BP 80 mm[Hg]
Temperature 36.5 Cel
Height 185.42 cm
Weight 90.72 kg
BMI (Body Mass Index) 26.39 kg/m2
What tests do you think I should get for all the horrible ***t that could be caused by keto/carnivore and/or extreme stress? I was thinking at least iron/ferritin, full thyroid, and PUFA status, but if anyone has any suggestions I'm all ears, even begging for your help. I just want to be normal again.
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