Raised Alps (alkaline phosphates)

[Becky1984]

hi all,

My mother in law recently had a blood test and received a call to say she has raised ALPS and a not ideal glucose reading but they said that’s not a concern at the moment. The doctors have said to leave it a month and they will re test in case it’s a virus.

She has abdominal pain for ages, I’m concerned that this could be something serious... isn’t raised Alps a sign of cancer and with the change in glucose reading in someone who has up to now had perfect glucose readings be worrying... or could she be diabetic and they haven’t diagnosed it...

 

[mikeyB]

Of course a raised alk phos can indicate liver or bone disease, but it depends how high it is raised. Very high levels need investigating, but levels of Alk Phos increase in women the older you get. A 65 year old might have a level 50% higher than normal, and be perfectly healthy. Re testing is fine, but that normal increase will be there forever.