I had the exact same problem. I failed twice, but passed once with a 12.5. Last time I failed, I had 12.4- still rejected. I even took multi-vitamins the whole time ~6 months, and I still couldnt get my numbers up. Your iron levels does not mean your low, its just that the blood services require people to have a high normal of iron in order to donate.
I thought that calcium is an inhibitor of absorption of iron (via reading material they gave me). There are great tips on here, so I'll be using those as well. Good luck, and keep us posted
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