Vitamin D, iron and the blood tests crew should do yearly
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#1 After my low iron at the Emirates medical I started doing a yearly blood panel. What has been useful: vitamin D (low for a lot of crew despite living in sunny places because we are inside or asleep in daylight), iron (especially women on long haul), B12, and thyroid. My doctor said crew are her most consistently deficient patients in vitamin D. Not medical advice, just what I check.
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#2 Same finding at Etihad, my vitamin D was very low despite Abu Dhabi. Supplement now. Worth checking.
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#3 Swedish crew, so vitamin D is a national sport here anyway. The iron point for long haul women is real.