Question 1

what causes anemia in people with diabetes?

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Kidney disease: Diabetes, especially if not controlled, will negatively affect kidney function, notably with respect to that organ's vital function in stimulating blood cell production.  The kidneys do so by secreting a  hormone that leads to red cell production.

Question 2

what causes anemia even when on iron tablets?

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Many: Iron only help if you are iron deficient, but anemia can be due to many reasons, you need to see your doctor for a full work up. Also note it takes more rhan a week to start improving if you just started iron., and your problem is iron def, also depends on if you are taking the right dose, normal absorbtion etc, also it is very important to find out why you are low in iron if that the real proble.

Question 3

what causes anemia during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Water Retention: During pregnancy your body makes more red blood cells, but your it also normally holds onto more water. The increase in water is greater than the increase in red blood cells, and that causes a mild anemia in almost every pregnant woman. Your body uses iron to make red blood cells, and because the baby uses iron, your obstetrician may determine that you need extra iron in the form of a pill.

Question 4

please can you tell me what causes anemia and low blood sugar at the same time?my gp has referred me to a heamotolagist

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Probably separate: These two problems are unlikely to have the same cause. Low blood sugar is almost never a significant health problem. Anemia has far too many possible causes to even guess. Your GP can tell you what sorts of problems s/he is concerned about. Good luck!

Question 5

what causes anemia besides iron deficiency?

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Many: There are many causes for anemia (RBC), just list a few: 1) decreased production due to not enough nutrition, B12/folate/iron def, or bone marrow diseases or bone marrow suppression from drugs/radiations or due to chronic kidney disease (not enough epoietin); 2) increased destruction: intravascular or extravascular hemolysis; 3) blood loss or chronic disease/cancer or some congenital  diseases.

Question 6

what causes anemia in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Dilution: The increase in blood vessel fluid leads to a decreased concentration of blood cells. Also, iron deficiency is common and iron is the main component of hemoglobin, the oxygen-carrying component of the blood cells. Be certain to have your iron levels checked.

Question 7

27 weeks pregnant and anemic, what causes anemia? gp has given some iron tablets

Accepted Answer

Pregnancy/anemia: If you were not anemic before pregnancy and now becomes anemic after the pregnancy, this is most likely physiological or dilutional anemia, i.e. greater expansion of plasma volume over red cell volume increase during the pregnancy. During the pregnancy, your iron and folate (folic acid) requirement will be increased for fetus and placenta.

Question 8

hemoglogin:12.5 low, hematocrit:38 low. iron, folic acid, b12, vitamin d ok. what's causing anemia & what do i do? have graves disease&psoriasis/arthr

Accepted Answer

A 38 hct: Is not considered low at most labs. It doesnt sound like that is really your issue but go over this with the ordering physician, good luck.

Question 9

what can cause anemia?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: Blood lose, reduced blood production, vitamin deficiencies, iron deficiency, chronic illness.

Question 10

what causes chronic anemia? i am female. history of hysterectomy in 2009.

Accepted Answer

Many causes: Lack of production with bone marrow abnormalities

breakdown problems due to the spleen or kidney disease. 

Blood loss  bleeding ulcers

your doctor may need to run some blood tests to start a workup.

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