Originally Posted by
Twink55
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This may interest some people.
About 7 years ago a doctor told me that ridges in my nails were caused by a lack of Vit D & I should take a supplement, so I started taking 10mg a day.
After 3 years nothing had changed so i had a blood test which showed I was still low...so I upped my dose to 25mg a day.
Fifteen months ago I broke my wrist, which took 10 months to heal, so when I went for my diabetes blood test, they did one for Vit D too. When the results came through they phoned me to say it was low so I should take supplements & I said that i had been doing for 6 years, so they obviously weren't doing the job
Their levels were
0 to 23 seriously deficient
24 to 39 Low
40 & above Normal.
My level was 26, so they put me on the prescribed medicine for 3 months & told me to get another test when I had taken them all. I was shocked as last summer was very hot & sunny & I spent time outdoors... so why had i gone so low?
I went for the test and my results were great.....I was up to 57 so the prescribed drugs had really helped & they believe my low levels had caused the slow healing of my wrist.
I am now taking 25mg Vit D & a daily calcium supplement so I wont slip down again during the winter.
My doctor said to ask for a Vit D test anytime, if I feel that my levels are dipping again.
People who know me are saying that i seem less tired and more energetic than i have for a few years..... so the change in my Vit D levels is obviously noticeable
If your levels are low, you should take supplements & have further tests, till you get to a "normal" level.
I feel great now, so please don't listen to anybody who tells you that you don't need help to keep your Vit D levels normal. If I had insisted in my levels being checked more, my wrist would have been less painful for a much shorter time than 10 months...and I would have needed less painkillers!