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Is Vitamin D Level Of 22 A Cause For Concern?
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Tue, 15 Aug 2017
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Question : What are considered low vitamin d levels? Mine came to 22 and I have been feeling very depressed , fatigued and dizzy lately .
Yes I am calculating based on that. I'm just showing you the Bp readings. Normally mine I've seen standing go as low As 18. Normal standing is anout 26 or so. Laying down I'm usually within normal range
Ignore second question sorry
Yes I am calculating based on that. I'm just showing you the Bp readings. Normally mine I've seen standing go as low As 18. Normal standing is anout 26 or so. Laying down I'm usually within normal range
Ignore second question sorry
Brief Answer:
Less than 30 ng/ml
Detailed Answer:
Although this answer varies depending on which scientific body you refer to, the general consensus among many endocrinologists worldwide is a cut-off of 30 ng/ml.
Endocrinologists are experts in the subject so the leading professional organizations in this field advocate a threshold of 20 ng/ml ie below that is considered deficient, while between 20-30 ng/ml is considered insufficient.
So even though above 30 ng/ml is accepted as normal, many experts aim for levels of 40 to 60 ng/ml especially after treating those who had abnormally low levels to begin with.
This has been a topic of controversy for the last several years. However, I have given you the present numerical values for Vitamin D levels in the blood.
Please note this refers to Blood levels of 25 hydroxy Vitamin D , and not 1,25 dihydroxy Vitamin D. Often, people order the latter test inadvertently which is not a good measure of the body's vitamin D stores.
Finally, be careful about the units of measurement reported in the medical literature you peruse.
The alternative way to report Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin D is in nmol/l
Since you are in USA, I expressed the definitions in ng/ml. But if for some reason, your results are in nmol/l then you have to divide the nmol/l report by 2.5 to get the equivalent in ng/ml
Lastly, I am sorry to note your symptoms. There is not enough evidence to suggest that vitamin D levels of 22 ng/ml can cause these problems so you should see your doctor to explore other potential reasons. Treating these insufficient levels of vitamin D should still be done anyway
Less than 30 ng/ml
Detailed Answer:
Although this answer varies depending on which scientific body you refer to, the general consensus among many endocrinologists worldwide is a cut-off of 30 ng/ml.
Endocrinologists are experts in the subject so the leading professional organizations in this field advocate a threshold of 20 ng/ml ie below that is considered deficient, while between 20-30 ng/ml is considered insufficient.
So even though above 30 ng/ml is accepted as normal, many experts aim for levels of 40 to 60 ng/ml especially after treating those who had abnormally low levels to begin with.
This has been a topic of controversy for the last several years. However, I have given you the present numerical values for Vitamin D levels in the blood.
Please note this refers to Blood levels of 25 hydroxy Vitamin D , and not 1,25 dihydroxy Vitamin D. Often, people order the latter test inadvertently which is not a good measure of the body's vitamin D stores.
Finally, be careful about the units of measurement reported in the medical literature you peruse.
The alternative way to report Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin D is in nmol/l
Since you are in USA, I expressed the definitions in ng/ml. But if for some reason, your results are in nmol/l then you have to divide the nmol/l report by 2.5 to get the equivalent in ng/ml
Lastly, I am sorry to note your symptoms. There is not enough evidence to suggest that vitamin D levels of 22 ng/ml can cause these problems so you should see your doctor to explore other potential reasons. Treating these insufficient levels of vitamin D should still be done anyway
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