Re: Vitamin D Defficiency and Mobility Issues in Old People

Might Isuggest you add a signature line to your posts? Something along the lines of, I am a conspiracy theorist, everything I post should be treated with scepticism and totally disbelief.

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Suggest what you like, it's a free forum

And since it is, I will exercise my right to ignore the suggestion.

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And this?

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And where are supplements mentioned in that statement Rehab?

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I have seen people like you before, but I had to pay admission!
They made me laugh too

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Having a sticky saying the advice may not be best to take isn't censoring or even pointed just at you.

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Agreed, but it would remain judgemental, subjective. What would be the point? Which advice would be the "best to take"?

I think we need to be truthful here. I think the reality is that some here simply don't like other's viewpoints and hold their personal view point and as such believe other viewpoints are dangerous.

The flip side is those other people's views likewise lead to the belief that the other side's views are dangerous.

The best result for all concerned is open and honest debating ground with as much factual research and source links as possible to enable people to :

1) Have more information at their fingertips than they have now and

2) To be able to make more informed decisions


We shouldn't be signposting people one way or the other. We should be discussing the issues.

Re: Vitamin D Defficiency and Mobility Issues in Old People

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!

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Glad you are feeling better twink. Took a long time to get my test because the pain was assumed to be my MS but after I saw my specialist he said it couldn't hurt to test it and it came back I was down to just 7 ! So I've been taking quite a high dose since. Feeling much better for it too.

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Wow Julie, if you were as low as 7 you must have been feeling exhausted... thank heaven that your specialist had the right attitude! I felt better after the first month & continued to improve whilst taking the pills, but when i got the result of 57 I was elated because it meant that i was able to get my level above normal.
You will be on a high dose to get your levels much higher & they will probably keep you on the normal dose of 800 IU. Give it a year and ask them to check it again, because you always feel better when you are certain that you have improved & a bit of good news will give you reason to smile.