before you go overboard, read this
Too Much Iron: Iron Overdose
especially this part
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The other thing to note is that hemoglobin is not iron! Yes, you are anemic if your hemoglobin is low but that does not necessarily mean your iron is low. Indeed, what might be happening is that the iron is collecting in storage instead of going into hemoglobin. You are actually iron-loaded and need iron removed despite the anemia. The anemia should be treated with B vitamins, especially B12, B6 and folic acid. Many patients with anemia are dying of iron overload, and some are hastened to their death by their physicians who give them more iron.
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or do some googling on your own about the subject. You might really want to consider going to the doctor to find out if you actually NEED to start intaking more iron before you do it.
As this article says, you can test anemic and still have the disease I have. Just because you iron tested low at the blood drive, doesnt necessarily mean you need to start loading up.
I would hate to see you make yourself sick of over a finger prick test that doesnt really tell you anything