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Originally Posted by AnnieB3
My internist recommended at least 5000 IUs per day for a D deficiency.
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I just bought a bottle 2000 IU D3 tablets. Is 6000 IUs a day acceptable? I know some people take 10,000 IUs
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Originally Posted by AnnieB3
If you have any numbness or tingling in your face, hands, or feet, or have other signs of a deficiency such as fatigue, then your B12 number is NOT good. It's a very relative thing, and not enough of it can be reaching your tissues if you have symptoms!
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I got a bottle of B-12 last night. The recomended dose is one 3000 mg tablet a day.
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Originally Posted by AnnieB3
I don't think it's only the Pred that caused that spike in numbers. It's only my opinion, but having a protein shake at night that has that much sugar in it was probably contributing greatly to the situation. It's better to have things such as a whole grain bread with peanut butter (as an example). Of course, peanut butter is fraught with problems for MGers.
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Remember I work nights. I do not eat anything durng my sleeping hours. I usually fast 8 to 10 hours.
The trend over the last week, since I started taking the 30 mg Pednisone dose during my waking and eating hours, is that my blood glucose rises by 10 to 15 ticks each hour or hour and a half to 160 or 165 after taking my dose. It usually takes about 7 or 8 hours after taking the dose to reach the high number, then it goes down over the next 2 or 3 hours to the low 120s. When I awake it is usually around 100.
My smoothies have no added sugar. I no longer use grape juice, in favor of water.
It includes a cube of ginger, two table spoon of freshly ground flax seeds, a cup of cooked oats, raw imported almonds, and one measure of the Ultimate Meal.
To this I add a handful each of raw vegetables, including white grapes, cabbage, carrots, kale, spinach, celery, and broccoli.
I add enough water to make 3 16-ounce portions, having one for breakfast with kefir, one late in the evening round 11:00 p.m., and the last when I get home from work around 4:00 a.m. I go to bed around 7:00, getting back up around 2:00 p.m.
Thanks,
-Mark-