Vitamin D deficiency & heart failure

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Val

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Val, thanks very much for this reference. (Really appreciate all your

research references.) It coincided with my general practitioner (GP)

getting a test on my vitamin D levels. It turns out that I am very

deficient -

1,25 Dihydroxycalciferol 23 pmol/L ( norms 65-175 ). I am now taking

tablets 2000IU VitD3 per day.

I'm wondering about the relationship between PA and low Vit D levels. I

guess it helps explain my extreme fatigue.

Regards

Carol (Queensland, Australia)

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> Val

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>

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That's about where mine is (24 pmol/L). I've been on 1,000 IU for several

months and just ordered my own re-test. Is low Vitamin D related to

fatigue?

Val

From: hyperaldosteronism

[mailto:hyperaldosteronism ] On Behalf Of Carol Christie

Val, thanks very much for this reference. (Really appreciate all your

research references.) It coincided with my general practitioner (GP)

getting a test on my vitamin D levels. It turns out that I am very

deficient -

1,25 Dihydroxycalciferol 23 pmol/L ( norms 65-175 ). I am now taking

tablets 2000IU VitD3 per day.

I'm wondering about the relationship between PA and low Vit D levels. I

guess it helps explain my extreme fatigue.

Regards

Carol (Queensland, Australia)

Valarie wrote:

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> http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1

> <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1>

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I take vitamin D3. After being on 4000 IU/day of D3, my blood levels

were 33 ng/ml. The lab reference range for LapCorp was 32-100. Not

wanting to be just barely into the range since low D is correlated with

many disease including cardiovascular disease, I increased to 7000

IU/day of D3. For the last year, three blood tests have placed my blood

levels right at 63 ng/ml, summer and winter. I've seen good rational

health wise, based on research, for having blood D levels at the upper

end of the normal range, but I'm waiting for the " research " to become

more compelling for higher blood levels.

I think getting a vitamin D blood test is a very good idea and the only

way to know if your supplements, extra sunshine, or indoor full

spectrum/UV lights are doing any good. Since vitamin D's half life is

measured in weeks, one needs to take that into account if a lot of time

was spent in the sun for the week or two before blood work.

Steve

Valarie wrote:

>

>

> That's about where mine is (24 pmol/L). I've been on 1,000 IU for several

> months and just ordered my own re-test. Is low Vitamin D related to

> fatigue?

>

> Val

>

> From: hyperaldosteronism

> <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> [mailto:hyperaldosteronism

> <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>] On Behalf Of Carol Christie

>

> Val, thanks very much for this reference. (Really appreciate all your

> research references.) It coincided with my general practitioner (GP)

> getting a test on my vitamin D levels. It turns out that I am very

> deficient -

> 1,25 Dihydroxycalciferol 23 pmol/L ( norms 65-175 ). I am now taking

> tablets 2000IU VitD3 per day.

>

> I'm wondering about the relationship between PA and low Vit D levels. I

> guess it helps explain my extreme fatigue.

> Regards

> Carol (Queensland, Australia)

>

> Valarie wrote:

> >

> > http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1

> <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1>

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Steve, have you noticed any changes in the way you feel/symptoms since

improving D levels?

Carol

Steve wrote:

>

> I take vitamin D3. After being on 4000 IU/day of D3, my blood levels

> were 33 ng/ml. The lab reference range for LapCorp was 32-100. Not

> wanting to be just barely into the range since low D is correlated with

> many disease including cardiovascular disease, I increased to 7000

> IU/day of D3. For the last year, three blood tests have placed my blood

> levels right at 63 ng/ml, summer and winter. I've seen good rational

> health wise, based on research, for having blood D levels at the upper

> end of the normal range, but I'm waiting for the " research " to become

> more compelling for higher blood levels.

>

> I think getting a vitamin D blood test is a very good idea and the only

> way to know if your supplements, extra sunshine, or indoor full

> spectrum/UV lights are doing any good. Since vitamin D's half life is

> measured in weeks, one needs to take that into account if a lot of time

> was spent in the sun for the week or two before blood work.

>

> Steve

>

> Valarie wrote:

> >

> >

> > That's about where mine is (24 pmol/L). I've been on 1,000 IU for

> several

> > months and just ordered my own re-test. Is low Vitamin D related to

> > fatigue?

> >

> > Val

> >

> > From: hyperaldosteronism

> <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> > <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> > [mailto:hyperaldosteronism

> <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> > <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>] On Behalf Of Carol

> Christie

> >

> > Val, thanks very much for this reference. (Really appreciate all your

> > research references.) It coincided with my general practitioner (GP)

> > getting a test on my vitamin D levels. It turns out that I am very

> > deficient -

> > 1,25 Dihydroxycalciferol 23 pmol/L ( norms 65-175 ). I am now taking

> > tablets 2000IU VitD3 per day.

> >

> > I'm wondering about the relationship between PA and low Vit D levels. I

> > guess it helps explain my extreme fatigue.

> > Regards

> > Carol (Queensland, Australia)

> >

> > Valarie wrote:

> > >

> > > http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1

> <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1>

> > <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1

> <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1>>

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I've noticed absolutely nothing that I could relate to vitamin D

supplementation. My wife is taking 4000 IU/day. While she added a few

more things besides D, her c-reactive protein dropped from being high

all the time to normal. It is likely the vitamin D that did that and

there is some research on lowering inflammation. I wouldn't notice such

an effect since my c-rp is always low.

Statin drugs for lowering cholesterol may have there effect exclusively

on the slight anti-inflammation effect, not the cholesterol lowering

effect, and they to some degree mimic vitamin D.

Steve

Carol Christie wrote:

>

>

> Steve, have you noticed any changes in the way you feel/symptoms since

> improving D levels?

> Carol

>

> Steve wrote:

> >

> > I take vitamin D3. After being on 4000 IU/day of D3, my blood levels

> > were 33 ng/ml. The lab reference range for LapCorp was 32-100. Not

> > wanting to be just barely into the range since low D is correlated with

> > many disease including cardiovascular disease, I increased to 7000

> > IU/day of D3. For the last year, three blood tests have placed my blood

> > levels right at 63 ng/ml, summer and winter. I've seen good rational

> > health wise, based on research, for having blood D levels at the upper

> > end of the normal range, but I'm waiting for the " research " to become

> > more compelling for higher blood levels.

> >

> > I think getting a vitamin D blood test is a very good idea and the only

> > way to know if your supplements, extra sunshine, or indoor full

> > spectrum/UV lights are doing any good. Since vitamin D's half life is

> > measured in weeks, one needs to take that into account if a lot of time

> > was spent in the sun for the week or two before blood work.

> >

> > Steve

> >

> > Valarie wrote:

> > >

> > >

> > > That's about where mine is (24 pmol/L). I've been on 1,000 IU for

> > several

> > > months and just ordered my own re-test. Is low Vitamin D related to

> > > fatigue?

> > >

> > > Val

> > >

> > > From: hyperaldosteronism

> <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> > <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> > > <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> > > [mailto:hyperaldosteronism

> <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> > <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>

> > > <mailto:hyperaldosteronism%40>] On Behalf Of Carol

> > Christie

> > >

> > > Val, thanks very much for this reference. (Really appreciate all your

> > > research references.) It coincided with my general practitioner (GP)

> > > getting a test on my vitamin D levels. It turns out that I am very

> > > deficient -

> > > 1,25 Dihydroxycalciferol 23 pmol/L ( norms 65-175 ). I am now taking

> > > tablets 2000IU VitD3 per day.

> > >

> > > I'm wondering about the relationship between PA and low Vit D levels. I

> > > guess it helps explain my extreme fatigue.

> > > Regards

> > > Carol (Queensland, Australia)

> > >

> > > Valarie wrote:

> > > >

> > > > http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1

> <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1>

> > <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1

> <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1>>

> > > <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1

> <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1>

> > <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1

> <http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/rapidpdf/jc.2008-0784v1>>>

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