D Day
A small my health post for my blog. It's to give more of an insight into my everyday, ordinary life of juggling, work, family and running and the small, but nuisance trials I come up against.
After feeling tired most days, being a little [?] overweight and sometimes generally low in mood I went to see my nurse in December and asked for my bloods done. I had had them done before a few years back when I was again feeling tired and found that my Thyroid was under-active.
The nurse agreed and did a full blood works. Thyroid, liver, sugars, Vit D etc etc etc.
I left feeling a little better that I'd taken a step to find out if I may be ill or just under the weather. I work long hours which include an early rise for commuting. Then on my days off I try to run and exercise in hope to meet my goals.
A few days later I was called by my doctors' receptionist to pick up a prescription for Vitamin D. Nothing else was mentioned about my blood works, so I assumed that everything else was OK and carried on my days as normal. My work days were still long days and Christmas was coming so my health worries were put to the back of my mind.
I had my prescription picked up and I took as prescribed, one everyday for one week then the remainder once a week until course finished. I referred to this day as D Day.
Today I've been to see my nurse for a routine check up and while there I asked about my blood results. I'm happy to report that I'm in good health according to them. Everything is as it should be!
We discussed my Vitamin D count. It was low but not as low as some she had seen. It should be 50 - 150 and mine was 36. After this course (I'm still taking it) my levels will be normal and I shouldn't need to take a supplement for it any time soon.
We discussed my hormones (something else I had had tested) and 'the change' and running. I left feeling much better about my health.
So I'm just tired in general. To be expected when you're juggling work, family and running. I need to look at my diet and rest more. Stress won't be helping. It affects sleep, weight, mood ... which then affect each other in turn.
If you're feeling under the weather as I was I recommend having your bloods done. Issues can then be addressed or put to rest if all is OK.
"Vitamin D helps to control the amount of calcium and phosphate in our bodies. Both are needed for healthy bones, teeth and muscles.
Vitamin D is found naturally in a small number of foods, including oily fish, red meat, liver and egg yolks. It's also found in fortified foods like breakfast cereals and fat spreads.
However, it's difficult for us to get the recommended amount of vitamin D from food alone.
Our main source of vitamin D is from the action of sunlight on our skin."
Source: NHS Choices.
Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms
10 of the most common symptoms of low vitamin D:
Weight gain
Bone softening (low bone density) or fractures
Fatigue and generalized weakness
Muscle cramps and weakness
Joint pain (most noticeable in the back and knees)
Blood sugar issues
Low immunity
Low calcium levels in the blood
Mood changes and irritability
Depression
Source: University Health News
After feeling tired most days, being a little [?] overweight and sometimes generally low in mood I went to see my nurse in December and asked for my bloods done. I had had them done before a few years back when I was again feeling tired and found that my Thyroid was under-active.
The nurse agreed and did a full blood works. Thyroid, liver, sugars, Vit D etc etc etc.
I left feeling a little better that I'd taken a step to find out if I may be ill or just under the weather. I work long hours which include an early rise for commuting. Then on my days off I try to run and exercise in hope to meet my goals.
A few days later I was called by my doctors' receptionist to pick up a prescription for Vitamin D. Nothing else was mentioned about my blood works, so I assumed that everything else was OK and carried on my days as normal. My work days were still long days and Christmas was coming so my health worries were put to the back of my mind.
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| Seems I'm rubbish at giving blood |
I had my prescription picked up and I took as prescribed, one everyday for one week then the remainder once a week until course finished. I referred to this day as D Day.
Today I've been to see my nurse for a routine check up and while there I asked about my blood results. I'm happy to report that I'm in good health according to them. Everything is as it should be!
We discussed my Vitamin D count. It was low but not as low as some she had seen. It should be 50 - 150 and mine was 36. After this course (I'm still taking it) my levels will be normal and I shouldn't need to take a supplement for it any time soon.
We discussed my hormones (something else I had had tested) and 'the change' and running. I left feeling much better about my health.
So I'm just tired in general. To be expected when you're juggling work, family and running. I need to look at my diet and rest more. Stress won't be helping. It affects sleep, weight, mood ... which then affect each other in turn.
If you're feeling under the weather as I was I recommend having your bloods done. Issues can then be addressed or put to rest if all is OK.
"Vitamin D helps to control the amount of calcium and phosphate in our bodies. Both are needed for healthy bones, teeth and muscles.
Vitamin D is found naturally in a small number of foods, including oily fish, red meat, liver and egg yolks. It's also found in fortified foods like breakfast cereals and fat spreads.
However, it's difficult for us to get the recommended amount of vitamin D from food alone.
Our main source of vitamin D is from the action of sunlight on our skin."
Source: NHS Choices.
Vitamin D Deficiency Symptoms
10 of the most common symptoms of low vitamin D:
Weight gain
Bone softening (low bone density) or fractures
Fatigue and generalized weakness
Muscle cramps and weakness
Joint pain (most noticeable in the back and knees)
Blood sugar issues
Low immunity
Low calcium levels in the blood
Mood changes and irritability
Depression
Source: University Health News
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