What causes high Total serum iron and low Mean plasma glucose?

High Total serum iron and low Mean plasma glucose can be caused by many reasons.

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Mean plasma glucose is in between 70 mg/dL and 116 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Mean plasma glucose respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Total serum iron : 40 - 190 mcg/dL

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :

Age	Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years	40.687
5-10 years	41.386
10-15 years	42.097
15-20 years	42.82
20-25 years	43.556
25-30 years	44.304
30-35 years	45.065
35-40 years	45.839
40-45 years	46.627
45-50 years	47.428
50-55 years	48.243
55-60 years	49.072
60-70 years	49.915
70-80 years	50.773
80-90 years	51.645
90-100 years	52.532
>100 years	53.434

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease Total serum iron levels include:

• Anemia
• Your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells
• Iron overload
• Iron poisoning
• Gastrointestinal blood loss

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Normal range of Mean plasma glucose : 70 - 116 mg/dL

Ideal values of Mean plasma glucose depending on age :

Age	Ideal Mean plasma glucose value
<5 years	30.515
5-10 years	30.515
10-15 years	30.515
15-20 years	30.515
20-25 years	30.515
25-30 years	30.515
30-35 years	30.515
35-40 years	30.515
40-45 years	30.515
45-50 years	30.515
50-55 years	30.515
55-60 years	30.515
60-70 years	30.515
70-80 years	30.515
80-90 years	30.515
90-100 years	30.515
>100 years	30.515

High Total serum iron and low Mean plasma glucose can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Mean plasma glucose blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 70 mg/dL for Mean plasma glucose, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Total serum iron and Mean plasma glucose Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and Mean plasma glucose tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and Mean plasma glucose blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Total serum iron and Mean plasma glucose Test reports by your pathologist.

Medical References

• MedlinePlus – Serum iron test
• Cleveland Clinic – Iron Blood Test: What It Is & Results
• NIH – Serum iron, ferritin, transferrin, total iron binding capacity