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Vitamin D, Heart Dysfunction Tied in Thalassemia. Take Vitamin D, Please
Zaini:
I am only taking 1000 IU :shy ,and Z is on 800 IU.
Emby:
Andy...thank you very much indeed...will be forwarding on. Having experienced with both my boys I have realised that their vitamin D levels tend to dip significantly after taking the supplement for about 2-3 months. They do need to be taking vitamin D all the time to maintain acceptable level. The vitamin D test were only carried out because I requested it and not because of consultant request. Also I have realised that although the calcium levels as with BB, shows that it is normal, other investigations in testing for a more accurate reading should be done. We were not aware of this because the results were just sitting around in one of their consultants records but BB's bone mineral density was significantly reduced although his calcium readings appeared normal. The Dexa scan was carried out in April (!) but everytime we visited with their consultant nothing was said although we did enquire. Perhaps the results were delayed in getting to them...don't know. I also realise that as parents we always need to be ten steps ahead because some of the professionals just keep dragging.
....Thanks a ton anyways.
janco:
When I was first tested for Vitamin D status 2 years ago my hemoglobin was averaging 7. I tried different supplements but had reactions to all of them (headaches, bruising, etc). So I bought an old sun lamp on eBay and a vitamin D meter which gives you the equivalent of vitamin D in units from the UV light.
I only do 10 minutes with the lamp per day since you don't want to get enough to tan, just enough to stimulate vitamin D production. With my lamp that translates into 3000 units of D per exposure. My blood count started rising and stays around 9-10 now, but only if I do the sun lamp every day. If I miss several days the count starts going down. My immune profile also improved dramatically and the cancer I had in my kidney started shrinking.
I am a firm believer in Vitamin D therapy, either supplements or reasonable UV exposure. Tanning beds are not a good way to get UV, but the older lamps with a large bulb have a broad spectrum of UV and work fine. Where I live there is not adequate UV from sunlight from October through April. My meter tells me exactly how much I'm getting from outside light, too, but it's much less predictable than using a lamp.
Jan
Andy Battaglia:
Jan,
Thanks for the feedback. I am convinced that vitamin D deficiency is a cause of many of the health problems we face as humans. It is almost impossible in today's world to get enough D from the sun, so we need to find alternatives.
ashishvadera:
Andy Sir...Did You Find Any Alternatives...?
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