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A member asked:
Can a person experience some symptoms of anemia without being anemic? borderline anemic? his hct was about 40, he is often tired, pale, eats ice, etc.
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Yes: You can have iron deficiency without having anemia yet. You could have vitamin B12 deficiency-without having significant anemia-yet etc. Yes, you could feel tired etc. But having said that, those symptoms also can be caused by different things like depression, thyroid problems, high blood sugar, chronic disease etc. D/w your md- and your doc can check few basic labs to help him out.
Answered 7/26/2018
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