Hi alisonma both your diabetes and thyroid problems may put you at risk of developing a Vitamin B12 deficiency. Although you don't quote the range <from to> your level is on the low end of the scale.
Symptoms of B12 deficiency tend to develop slowly and may not be recognised immediately. As the condition worsens, common symptoms include:
Weakness and fatigue
Light-headedness and dizziness
Palpitations and rapid heartbeat
Shortness of breath
A sore tongue that has a red, beefy appearance
Nausea or poor appetite
Weight loss
Diarrhoea
Yellowish tinge to the skin and eyes
If low levels of B12 remain for a long time, the condition also can lead to irreversible damage to nerve cells, which can cause the following symptoms:
Numbness and tingling in the hands and feet
Difficulty walking
Muscle weakness
Irritability
Memory loss
Dementia
Depression
Psychosis
Your doctor may decide to give you a series of B12 injections in accordance with the N.I,C.E, Guidelines. Click on the link, then on "Scenario: Management" and scroll down to "Treatment for B12 deficiency"
It is also important that your Folate level is monitored as this is essential to process the B12.
There is a complex interaction between folic acid, vitamin B12 and iron. A deficiency of one may be "masked" by excess of another so the three must always be in balance.
Symptoms of a folate deficiency can include:
symptoms related to anaemia
reduced sense of taste
diarrhoea
numbness and tingling in the feet and hands
muscle weakness
depression
Folic acid works closely with vitamin B12 in making red blood cells and helps iron function properly in the body.
Some of the symptoms of a Vitamin D deficiency are similar to those of B12.
I am not a medically trained person but I've had P.A. (a form of B12 deficiency) for more than 45 years.
What is your GP doing about your low VitD & B12 ? Do you have any recent thyroid test results you could post - with ranges ? There is a Thyroid UK Forum here on HU. Your thyroid meds will not be well utilised with low levels of B12 - Folate - Ferritin - VitD.
Great news Do you have thyroid tests booked for next week ? - do you know which ones ? - are you gluten free to reduce anti-bodies - or at least help to reduce them ....
Hi Marz, Im having T3 and T4 in addition to the TSH; they stopped doing T3 and T4 some time ago but this time I am having them .. I had anti-bodies blood test many years ago which was throughthe roof at that time. No suprise really as I am have Type 1 diabetes
Not sure the Thyroid anti-bodies are linked to Diabetes. Going gluten free can help to heal the gut and calm down auto-immune issues. How much VitD have you been prescribed ? You need quite a hefty dose to bring the level up too 100 if you are in the UK or up to at least 60 if you are in the US ....
You could double your dose during the winter and test again in the spring. I live in Crete - yes lots of sunshine - I take 10,000 IU's daily - when I remember !
Are you taking the co-factors ? - Magnesium and VitK2-MK7 ?
The Grassroots website I have posted for you tells you how much to take according to your results. Ensure you have the correct measurement as it is American and can be in ng/L - there is also a chart for nmol/L ....
thyroiduk.org The main website of the Thyroid UK forum here on HU. There are over 70,000 members and gluten free is often discussed with very helpful links to information and books.
I have Hashimotos - Crohns - B12 issue - so learn a great deal from others that know more than me
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