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!

Thank you for pointing this topic out again

I am 76 and for the last six months have had trouble with my legs, never thought it was lack of Vit D

Am off to see the doctor on Sep 4 after my latest blood test was showing a lack of B 12

Was rereading this topic so Bit of a late reply.

The last 5 months have been very tired and some times spend all day in bed...If I go for a walk my legs ache for hours.

Seeing my doctor next month as my b12 was low again will mention Vit D.

Thanks Twink an interesting read

Years ago, I fell and broke my wrist, out of the blue I received a letter from my doctors surgery saying I'd been prescribed Accrete Vitamin D3 tablets. I've taken them ever since.

Because I am presenting with symptoms of what could be Vitamin D deficiency the blood test is to determine the level of it in the body This is an informative article .https://www.healthline.com/nutrition...-d-is-too-much.

Twnk55, my regards to you. Is the blood test to establish if you have too little Vit D.

Actually I'm quite happy to take it because I've read that people in the NE don't get enough through sunshine and as I get older my diet isn't as good as perhaps it should be.