My GP suggested a Vit D test!

[Issy]

NHS is finally accepting Vit D tests are a Good Thing.

(Unfortunately they wrote down my level of 50.4 as 54 last year, but hey - they're both above range).

[PinkNinja]

Your lab must have different ranges than mine. A result between 50 and 80 for me is considered "insufficient". While that isn't "deficient" it's not ideal either.

It's really good that your doctor suggested a vitamin D test. It's good to hear that some doctors are keeping up with the times

[Issy]

The doc wont do anything unless specifically "deficient". I think that if THIS GP practice is beginning to keep up, then most others will be, too. Soon anyway.

[Issy]

the ranges are the same...

[capricorn]

I had a VitD test last Thursday along with thyroid bloods and calcium and I'm still waiting for the results due to the Easter break. Oh well Patience is a Virtue, apparently.

[ennogh]

My GP never suggested it, he just did Vitamin B12. Funny this is, the B12 came out ok, and I did the Vitamin D privately and that came out as severely deficient!

[ChemicalAngel]

Mine is 47 and I am to take a short term (6 months) supplements. The range was 50-80

[Hidden]

Mine was 16, and i,m still being treated months later whilst it slowly comes up!

[Issy]

CityAssays test was 38.

NHS test around the same time was 50.4 (but written in my notes as 54).

I took 30,000 iu Vit D for about 3 months

CityAssays result is now 90.

I wonder how much people are being given by NHS if their result is low?

[Issy]

cholesterol-and-health.com/...

"One of cholesterol's many functions in the body is to act as a precursor to vitamin D.

Vitamin D can also be obtained from foods. Interestingly, foods that provide this vitamin -- all of which are animal foods -- tend to be high in cholesterol.

Since cholesterol is a precursor to vitamin D, inhibiting the synthesis of cholesterol will also inhibit the synthesis of vitamin D. Since sunlight is required to turn cholesterol into vitamin D, avoiding the sun will likewise undermine our ability to synthesize vitamin D. And since vitamin D-rich foods are also rich in cholesterol, low-cholesterol diets are inherently deficient in vitamin D.

Vitamin D is best known for its role in calcium metabolism and bone health, but new roles are continually being discovered for it, including roles in mental health, blood sugar regulation, the immune system, and cancer prevention. Yet standard modern advice -- take cholesterol-lowering drugs, avoid the sun, eat a low-cholesterol diet -- combined with a recommended daily intake of vitamin D that is only a tenth of what many researchers believe to be sufficient all seems to pave the way for widespread vitamin D deficiency."

[Pink_Bear]

My GP thinks the whole vitamin D thing is a "fad" and he knows because he's read up on it! When I said I was feeling much better since taking a supplement he said "Good for you - it's a placebo". Needless to say I will ask to see a different GP at the Practice on my next visit.

[Hidden in reply to Pink_Bear]

might be an idea to send him this (as obviously he didn't get the message from the chief medical officers for Scotland, England etc.to all GPs)

gov.uk/government/publicati...

J

[Pink_Bear in reply to Hidden]

You know, you're right - I'm not going to dodge him, I'm going to go back to him for my next appointment and reiterate that I'm still feeling better and take this along! Thank you