I donate every 8 weeks and my iron levels are usually marginal, around 13.2-13.5 (lowest allowed is 13.0). I’ve started taking a daily iron supplement a few days before my donation date and have a steak for dinner the night before.
Interestingly, when I initially began donating my iron levels were 14+ and have trended down since then. It looks to have stabilized in the low 13s.
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Reply to comment by Carbon_Rod in TIL about Lillan Bloodworth, who donated blood every 56 days for nearly 50 years. By the time she stopped at age 85, she had donated 23 gallons. (The average person's body contains about 1.5 gallons.) by WouldbeWanderer
I donate every 8 weeks and my iron levels are usually marginal, around 13.2-13.5 (lowest allowed is 13.0). I’ve started taking a daily iron supplement a few days before my donation date and have a steak for dinner the night before.
Interestingly, when I initially began donating my iron levels were 14+ and have trended down since then. It looks to have stabilized in the low 13s.