Help understanding test results

[Tired_Badger]

Hi, further to advice received yesterday here are the results from the tests I've had:

TSH 0.10 mu/L

FT4 17 pmol/L

FT3 4.3 pmol/L

Vit D2 5.5 & Vit D3 71.5 nmol/L

Thanks

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Tired_Badger

Can you please add the reference ranges for your thyroid results. Ranges vary from lab to lab so we need your lab's ranges to interpret your results.

Your Total Vit D should say 77 which is on the low side. The Vit D Council, the Vit D Society and Grassroots Health all recommend a level of 100-150nmol/L. You could supplement with D3 at around 3000-4000iu daily for 3 months and then retest. When you've reached the recommended level then you'll need a maintenance dose which may be 2000iu daily, maybe more or less, maybe less in summer than winter, it's trial and error so it's recommended to retest once or twice a year to keep within the recommended range. You can do this with a private fingerprick blood spot test with City Assays vitamindtest.org.uk/

There are important cofactors needed when taking D3 as recommended by the Vit D Council -

vitamindcouncil.org/about-v...

D3 aids absorption of calcium from food and K2-MK7 directs the calcium to bones and teeth where it is needed and away from arteries and soft tissues where it can be deposited and cause problems such as hardening of the arteries, kidney stones, etc.

D3 and K2 are fat soluble so should be taken with the fattiest meal of the day, D3 four hours away from thyroid meds.

Magnesium helps D3 to work. We need Magnesium so that the body utilises D3, it's required to convert Vit D into it's active form. So it's important we ensure we take magnesium when supplementing with D3.

Magnesium comes in different forms, check to see which would suit you best and as it's calming it's best taken in the evening, four hours away from thyroid meds

naturalnews.com/046401_magn...

Check out the other cofactors too.

For a full picture you also need thyroid antibodies, ferritin, B12 and folate testing.