My Dr. says my Vit. D level is low and I have the blood test results but I don't see it listed. Is it eGFR?
What should my Vitamin D level be in my blood test results?
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- 14 Jan 2013 by Summerdream
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- 15 Jan 2013
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- vitamin d, vitamins, blood disorders, blood test
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aprilrob14
14 Jan 2013
No, the .gfr test is for kidney function. I just recently got my Vit D results as well and it is 17 and I was told it should be 30 to 50. I have RA and we usually have low Vit D. So your disorder/disease may cause low levels. That is a good question for your doc.
They put me on 50,000 ut Vit D once a wk. It isn't anything to worry about but it does cause fatigue.
Hope this was helpful!
Wish you well
April
DzooBaby
14 Jan 2013
No, it isnt the eGFR. It should say Vitamin D 25-hydroxy and is usually ordered by a special test. It isnt in the metabolic panel like the eGFR is. eGFR is estimated Glomerular filtration rate and shows part of kidney function, how well your kidneys filter a waste called creatinine. Look in a different section of the bloodwork for the Vitamin D test.
AquariusAnneCA
15 Jan 2013
It is wise to always ask for a copy of your blood tests so that you can see the answer to the question you are asking here. My blood test statement shows that my vitamin D 25-OH total is 16 and the the other column states that is "L" for low. The reason your Vitamin D levels are in your blood test resurlts is as follows. The reference range which is what it should be is 20. Then there is a notation on my statement that says: "The 2011 report from the Institute of Medicine recommends that nearly all individuals meet their need for vitamin D with 25 hydroxy vitamin D levels greater than or equal to 20 ng/ ml even under conditions of minimal sun exposure." So it seems after this statement on my sheet received from the Diagnostic Labs, it is a fact that we should be in the 20 or over range... it is strange that so many of us have low vitamin D levels and I wonder if the sun rays are no longer strong enough due to pollution/other problems.
cupcake7667
15 Jan 2013
Serum concentration of 25(OH)D is the best indicator of vitamin D status. It reflects vitamin D produced cutaneously and that obtained from food and supplements.
Recommended ranges:
Any level <20 is deficient, but the latest research says:
Adjust supplementation accordingly to remain in the range of 35-55 ng/ml which is now considered optimal.
If you do not know your 25(OH)D levels, approximately 2000 IU is a reasonable dose of vitamin D to take until you can get your levels tested. You can assume your low, as a nation we are chronically low. And it's D3 you want to take in supplement form. I can't site my source as this is from being a clinical dietitian, and learning this through various lectures, webinars and research. I take 3000 IU Vit D daily and I believe when I first was checked I was around 20.
Fragilexmom
15 Jan 2013
AquariusAnneCA
15 Jan 2013
Looks like the ranges are different on these tests so I cannot comment on what is best and what isn't. I will ask my doctor why my blood test has 20 as being the normal range.
AquariusAnneCA
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AquariusAnneCa,
It isn't the sun rays or anything like that. Check out this published work
http://phys.org/news158425579.html
I think it is because so many people are told to stay out of the sun due to skin cancer and so many skin products, moisturizers, make up etc have sun block that now people have low vitamin D levels. We have been enundated with the message about how bad the sun and ultraviolet rays are. It seems to me that females in particular are low.
Hi April, went to the website but the article was published in 2009 and so much more research has been done since then. My blood tests show that 20 is the recommended level and mine is at 16 and yet my friend talks of much much higher levels of recommendation.
AquariusAnneCA