Re: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

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Margaret,Without supplementation I cannot understand how Henry achieved a level of 63.8 nmol/L especially during winter here. Does he eat loads of fish? To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 18:24

Subject: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

I don't know anything much about Vitamin D supplementation and levels. These results just came back from City Assays for Henry:

Total Vitamin D Status:66.6 nmol/L ADEQUATE

Interpretive Guide:

25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 63.8 nmol/l

25-hydroxyvitamin D2 2.8 nmol/L

Is this quite good for the end of the winter, please? He hasn't had any supplements containing Vitamin D this winter. Despite his result, would he still benefit from supplementation at a low level (and how much?) or would it be unwise?

Thanks,

Margaret

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Both Henry and Darla's lad submitted very small spots on the test, I wondering if this effects results, Sam's were smaller also and he was highest of the 4 of us although I have done higher dosing on me than him

Mx

Margaret,

Without supplementation I cannot understand how Henry achieved a level of 63.8 nmol/L especially during winter here. Does he eat loads of fish?

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 18:24Subject: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

I don't know anything much about Vitamin D supplementation and levels. These results just came back from City Assays for Henry:Total Vitamin D Status:66.6 nmol/L ADEQUATEInterpretive Guide:25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 63.8 nmol/l25-hydroxyvitamin D2 2.8 nmol/LIs this quite good for the end of the winter, please? He hasn't had any supplements containing Vitamin D this winter. Despite his result, would he still benefit from supplementation at a low level (and how much?) or would it be unwise?Thanks, Margaret

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Yes, I was wondering about that. The results are way, way over the national average. Is this an NHS test?? To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 21:01 Subject: Re: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

Both Henry and Darla's lad submitted very small spots on the test, I wondering if this effects results, Sam's were smaller also and he was highest of the 4 of us although I have done higher dosing on me than him

Mx

Margaret,

Without supplementation I cannot understand how Henry achieved a level of 63.8 nmol/L especially during winter here. Does he eat loads of fish?

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 18:24Subject: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

I don't know anything much about Vitamin D supplementation and levels. These results just came back from City Assays for Henry:Total Vitamin D Status:66.6 nmol/L ADEQUATEInterpretive Guide:25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 63.8 nmol/l25-hydroxyvitamin D2 2.8 nmol/LIs this quite good for the end of the winter, please? He hasn't had any supplements containing Vitamin D this winter. Despite his result, would he still benefit from supplementation at a low level (and how much?) or would it be unwise?Thanks, Margaret

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On Charlies NHS vit D results it give the following guidance:Less than 25 nmol/L  severe deficiency.  Vit D replacement required.25-50 Deficiency. Supplementation indicated

50-75 may be sub-optimal and long term may lead to clinical effects.  Advise on safe sun exposure and diet.  Supplementation may be indicatedOver 75  adequate level

Charlies paed said needs to be over 75Opinions do vary and many supplement to higher levelVitamin D council indicates optimal levels should be 125 - 200Dr G want boths my kids at 125.

Alison R

 

Yes, I was wondering about that. The results are way, way over the national average. Is this an NHS test??

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 21:01

Subject: Re: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

 

Both Henry and Darla's lad submitted very small spots on the test, I wondering if this effects results, Sam's were smaller also and he was highest of the 4 of us although I have done higher dosing on me than him

Mx

 

 

Margaret,

Without supplementation I cannot understand how Henry achieved a level of 63.8 nmol/L especially during winter here. Does he eat loads of fish?

To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 18:24Subject: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

 

I don't know anything much about Vitamin D supplementation and levels. These results just came back from City Assays for Henry:Total Vitamin D Status:66.6 nmol/L ADEQUATEInterpretive Guide:25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 63.8 nmol/l25-hydroxyvitamin D2 2.8 nmol/LIs this quite good for the end of the winter, please? He hasn't had any supplements containing Vitamin D this winter. Despite his result, would he still benefit from supplementation at a low level (and how much?) or would it be unwise?Thanks, Margaret

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No, he doesn't each much oily fish any more since he started at weekly boarding

school 14 months ago. Before that he used to have sardines 2 or 3 times a

week.None of the supplements he is on contain Vitamin D or Vitamin A.

Margaret

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> Margaret,

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> Without supplementation I cannot understand how Henry achieved a level of 63.8

nmol/L especially during winter here. Does he eat loads of fish?

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> To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe

> Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 18:24

> Subject: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

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> I don't know anything much about Vitamin D supplementation and levels. These

results just came back from City Assays for Henry:

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> Total Vitamin D Status:66.6 nmol/L ADEQUATE

> Interpretive Guide:

> 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 63.8 nmol/l

> 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 2.8 nmol/L

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> Is this quite good for the end of the winter, please? He hasn't had any

supplements containing Vitamin D this winter. Despite his result, would he still

benefit from supplementation at a low level (and how much?) or would it be

unwise?

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> Thanks,

> Margaret

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I did wonder whether the test might be wrong.

Margaret

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> Both Henry and Darla's lad submitted very small spots on the test, I

> wondering if this effects results, Sam's were smaller also and he was highest

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> the 4 of us although I have done higher dosing on me than him

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> Margaret,

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> Without supplementation I cannot understand how Henry achieved a level of

> 63.8 nmol/L especially during winter here. Does he eat loads of fish?

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> To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe

> Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 18:24

> Subject: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status

> please?

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> I don't know anything much about Vitamin D supplementation and levels.

> These results just came back from City Assays for Henry:

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> Total Vitamin D Status:66.6 nmol/L ADEQUATE

> Interpretive Guide:

> 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 63.8 nmol/l

> 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 2.8 nmol/L

>

> Is this quite good for the end of the winter, please? He hasn't had any

> supplements containing Vitamin D this winter. Despite his result, would he

> still benefit from supplementation at a low level (and how much?) or would it

> be unwise?

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> Thanks,

> Margaret

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[Guest guest]

I have wondered if the smaller samples have somehow skewed the test results but another mum posted that her results were something like 170 and she doesn't supplement and I presume that she did not give a small sample.

, I think we are all using the city assay test which is done at a NHS lab here: 

http://www.vitamindtest.org.uk/ My results were in line with the Vit D test that an NHS rheumatologist had ordered for me so that gives me some reassurance that the results are accurate. 

I am confused as to whether to keep dosing but since I can see that he is much much happier without his dose, I am stopping for now and may just dose him occasionally.  I still don't understand how his dose can be so high but it seems that he is not alone in having the higher levels on a low dose / no dose.

Darla 

 

No, he doesn't each much oily fish any more since he started at weekly boarding school 14 months ago. Before that he used to have sardines 2 or 3 times a week.None of the supplements he is on contain Vitamin D or Vitamin A.

Margaret

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> Margaret,

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> Without supplementation I cannot understand how Henry achieved a level of 63.8 nmol/L especially during winter here. Does he eat loads of fish?

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> To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe

> Sent: Monday, 30 April 2012, 18:24

> Subject: Comments re Henry's Vit. D status please?

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> I don't know anything much about Vitamin D supplementation and levels. These results just came back from City Assays for Henry:

>

> Total Vitamin D Status:66.6 nmol/L ADEQUATE

> Interpretive Guide:

> 25-hydroxyvitamin D 3 63.8 nmol/l

> 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 2.8 nmol/L

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> Is this quite good for the end of the winter, please? He hasn't had any supplements containing Vitamin D this winter. Despite his result, would he still benefit from supplementation at a low level (and how much?) or would it be unwise?

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> Thanks,

> Margaret

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