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Do You Suggest Taking Supplements ? I Spend Lot Of Time In The SUN At Least 30minutes Per Day But Still Vitamin D Is Less.
Question: Hello Doctor,
in a recent health checkup report, I understood Vitamin B12, Calcium and Vitamin D is lower than the reference range.
Vitamin B12 -187 pg/mL (Reference Range: 200 - 1100 pg/mL)
Calcium - 8.28 mg/dL (Reference Range: 8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL)
Vitamin D -14 ng/mL (Reference Range: 30 - 100 ng/mL)
Do you suggest taking supplements ? I spend lot of time in the SUN at least 30minutes per day but still Vitamin D is less.
and HbA1C is 5.7 % of total Hgb.
in a recent health checkup report, I understood Vitamin B12, Calcium and Vitamin D is lower than the reference range.
Vitamin B12 -187 pg/mL (Reference Range: 200 - 1100 pg/mL)
Calcium - 8.28 mg/dL (Reference Range: 8.5 - 10.5 mg/dL)
Vitamin D -14 ng/mL (Reference Range: 30 - 100 ng/mL)
Do you suggest taking supplements ? I spend lot of time in the SUN at least 30minutes per day but still Vitamin D is less.
and HbA1C is 5.7 % of total Hgb.
Brief Answer:
Take vitamin supplements
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Your calcium,vitamin d and vitamin b12 levels are low. You may need to take supplements daily in order to increase them.
Take vitamin D 2000 UI daily and 1000 mg Ca daily until vitamin D levels go 75 ng/ml.
Also take 2.4mcg vitamin b12 daily.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks.
Take vitamin supplements
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Your calcium,vitamin d and vitamin b12 levels are low. You may need to take supplements daily in order to increase them.
Take vitamin D 2000 UI daily and 1000 mg Ca daily until vitamin D levels go 75 ng/ml.
Also take 2.4mcg vitamin b12 daily.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Hope I have answered the question.
Let me know if I can assist you further.
Thanks.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Saisudha Kotla
Hello,
Thank you very much! Could you let me know how many tablets should i take per day and when? Like after the breakfast, or After the dinner?
Thank you very much! Could you let me know how many tablets should i take per day and when? Like after the breakfast, or After the dinner?
Brief Answer:
See advice below
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
You can take vitamin D 2000 iu and calcium 1000 mg combined tablet once daily after lunch and vitamin b 12 one tablet 2.4 mcg in morning after breakfast .
Let me know if I can assist you further .
Thanks.
See advice below
Detailed Answer:
Hello dear,
You can take vitamin D 2000 iu and calcium 1000 mg combined tablet once daily after lunch and vitamin b 12 one tablet 2.4 mcg in morning after breakfast .
Let me know if I can assist you further .
Thanks.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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