A common misconception of many, to include myself until late last year. My 14 year old eats very poorly and hates vegetables…but is quite lean. He eats 3 meals a day, carbs, protein, and fats. What EXACTLY does your diet look like. Be honest from a micro standpoint and what has your digestion been like?
This is definitely something you should look into further. This is can be a huge contributor to your overall health in so many ways. Test is just one of many codependent systems that can be impacted. Don’t think of Test as a standalone. There are upstream and downstream functions that contribute and can be affected too.
I’m not sure this passes the common sense test to me. It almost sounds dismissive because your labs aren’t extremely high and they don’t have the time in your office visit to dig deeper. That’s where you need to do your own homework. WBCs are created to fight bad things in your body. Saying you’re just naturally high in WBCs goes against basic biology. I think it’s more likely you’ve had elevated WBCs because your body is in an extended battle with something. Based on your digestion and diet responses, it could be as simple as auto immune issues from leaky gut, etc. Your A1C supports that as well. For me, inflammation and auto-immune go hand in hand. You could be eating things you’ve considered normal, but they’re wrecking you on the inside. At this point, anything is possible until you start to run a complete diagnostic on yourself - what goes in, how you feel, what and how it comes out, etc. Then it becomes process of elimination. Have you put 3 years of labs side by side so you can see the changes over time? Build a history and track your inflammation markers (A1C, Ferritin, RDW, Insulin, C Reactive Protein). Then you have something to work with your Doc because he/she just doesn’t have the time to do that deep dive for you. The good news is this is all something you can do and it doesn’t cost anything but your own time and effort to work through.
I went into more detail on the digestion/food side with another member in this thread if you want more detail from my own experiences.
Chances are there is a root cause that is driving your low test and not just low test. Dig deeper…