How To Read Your Blood Test Results

Now you went through an easy way of ordering blood tests, now we would like to focus on how can you read your blood test results.

First of all, when you log in and open pin.health application your lab results will show up in a column next to a column called “Reference Interval”. The reference interval is a range of numbers that indicate what is within normal levels for 95% of the population who is considered healthy.

For example, the reference interval for total cholesterol is between 5-6.5 As long as your result is within this range, it is considered normal, and you can easily compare your numbers with the reference intervals on your blood test results to determine if you are within the normal, healthy range or if you are too high (above 6.5) or too low (below 5).

Now here is the tricky part about ordering your own blood tests and having the results in your hand. Of course, if your vitamin B12 lab result shows low levels, you know what to do. Increase your B12 levels through diet and supplements and have your blood retested to ensure your levels are going back up to normal levels (if your results show deficiency, you may need to see a doctor who can administer a B12 shot or provide recommendations to bring your B12 level back up quickly and safely).

If any of your numbers come back too high or too low, there is no way for you to know what that indicates without discussing it with a physician or asking our medical doctor at Folacare.