Vitamin D Deficiency - Any Support Group?

@SGBV if this is a new gym it might be worthwhile to book a few sessions with a trainer, so they can make sure you’re using correct form.

 

Oh ok. My hba1c was 6.5 when I texted in October. So they put me on metformin 1000mg twice a day. So 2000mg per day. Yet to check back.
quercetin and myo-inositol, are these anemic supplements?

 

I will ask about this. My Dr prescribed me phentermine for weight loss. I have heard that it has bad side effects too.
My weight is drastically increased and no changes at all.
My Dr blames my diabetes for my weight gain and she really wants me to reduce the weight. She also put me several nerve medicines for my other pain which I am dealing with and that comes with weight gain side effects. I have tried 5 to 6 of such type medicines.

 

My mom is 65 years old, had health issues so we got her vitamins checked and for her Vitamin D came out to be 6. She also has major deficiency of B12.

I too had D deficiency few years back and my doctor had suggested me to get the sunlight between 8am-10am. I continued doing it daily for 3 months and then my vitamin D was back in track. These days I have been taking multivitamins regularly and probably that's helping. I work indoors most of the day, so I hardly get the sunlight now.

 

I have been told that I have to be out in the sun from 11-3pm anytime in-between.
I didn't know that early morning works too. Also, they told me that most of our body parts should be exposed to skin when we are out. Like they do sun bath during summer.

I used to be out for sometime everyday and still my D has not increased yet. I will try the early morning sun walk and see if it helps. Thanks for this suggestion.

 

OMG. I had the same medicine and gained weight!!
I have taken few medicines in the same type. Cymbalta amitrypline gabapentin Lyrica and currently taking tegretol..all these cause weight gain. But nothing helped me with my pain but Dr wanted to trial these to see if any of those helps.
I have gained a lot only after taking gabapentin. As I mentioned in the previous comments, I have gained around 60 pounds with this. This is really stressful and I am trying hard to lose weight. Whoever sees me, talks about my sudden weight gain and I look very obese. I feel so bad for myself but not losing hope.

 

Hmm interesting. My doc told me at once the sun gets strong, it could harm our body so better to take morning sunlight. Also I stay in the west and UV rays are pretty strong here. I also need to start going out in morning for 15-20 mins to get the sunlight. I haven't got my vits checked recently, but last year it was normal. My doc is an Asian and she had given me a choice if I want to take meds or choose a natural route and I went with natural route. Back when I was deficient, I was also trying to loose weight, so would walk atleast 30 mins in the day and then sometimes in the afternoon and evening as well for 2-3 days in the week. I was also eating more leafy greens and beans, although those are not vitamin D sources AFAIK.

 

Quercetin is supposed to help the immune system and myo-inositol is supposed to be beneficial for insulin resistance.