Alkaline Phosphatase

Marcia K · Post by **Marcia K** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:53 pm

Hello. My alkaline phosphatase level is 116. The range is 34 - 104. My doctor wants me to have it tested again in three months. Two years ago my level was 121; at that lab the range was 35 - 120. Any thoughts on why it is high? My fasting glucose went from 84 two years ago to 94. Cholesterol is 223; 70 HDL, 142 LDL. It was 73 HDL, 135 LDL. The glucose bothers me because I have a brother who is insulin dependent since age 21 and my sister was recently diagnosed with Type 2. She is 62 and slightly overweight. I weigh 115/120. I stopped eating potato chips, etc. and now I'm having C which is rare for me. Thoughts/advice are appreciated!

Post by **tex** » Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:02 pm

Hi Marcia,

Are your results for bilirubin, AST, and ALT normal? Are your calcium and phosphorus levels normal?

Tex

Marcia K · Post by **Marcia K** » Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:15 am

Good morning, Tex. Those results were all normal.

Post by **tex** » Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:42 am

That's puzzling, because if you had a liver issue then either bilirubin, AST, and/or ALT should also be up. And if the increased ALP were coming from a bone issue, then your calcium and/or phosphorus level should be abnormal. I don't know of anything else that would be associated with elevated ALP results, but obviously there must be, because there's a reason for everything. Let's hope that whatever it is, isn't important.

Tex

Marcia K · Post by **Marcia K** » Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:56 pm

Thanks, Tex. I guess I'll just have to wait & see.