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What Does My Blood Test Report Indicate?

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Posted on Fri, 2 May 2014
Question: Hello i did my blood test and i got the following resiults: 250H VITAMIN D - 23.3 L VIT. D, 1, 25, DIHYDROXY 74.5 HI So do i have low or high levels of Vitamin D? What is the dofference in between both values? Should i take vitam D and if yes how muxh per day? I was taking alreay 2,000 IU per day. Plesse help me clarify on the difference between both and how to proceed. Thx
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Answered by Dr. Shehzad Topiwala (6 hours later)
Brief Answer: Vitamin D Detailed Answer: I get this query from a lot of people, including other non-endocrine physicians. The answer is simple: The best way to asses the body's stores of vitamin D is to check blood levels of 25 OH (hydroxy) vitamin D. The optimal levels are between 30 and 50. So your's are a bit low. I see you have been taking 2000 IU daily. Perhaps taking 3000 IU daily would do the job. The 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D is not the right way to assess the body's vitamin D status. This test is to be used in different circumstances which are not relevant here, unless your blood calcium / phosphorus / intact PTH / creatinine are abnormal.
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What Does My Blood Test Report Indicate?

Brief Answer: Vitamin D Detailed Answer: I get this query from a lot of people, including other non-endocrine physicians. The answer is simple: The best way to asses the body's stores of vitamin D is to check blood levels of 25 OH (hydroxy) vitamin D. The optimal levels are between 30 and 50. So your's are a bit low. I see you have been taking 2000 IU daily. Perhaps taking 3000 IU daily would do the job. The 1,25 dihydroxy vitamin D is not the right way to assess the body's vitamin D status. This test is to be used in different circumstances which are not relevant here, unless your blood calcium / phosphorus / intact PTH / creatinine are abnormal.