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The doctor said: see?? They're fine!. He keeps believing that neuropathies caused by nutritional issues are only possible in cases where people are starving and in extreme poverty. I don't share his view of course.
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He definitely is wrong. I was not starving, I have never been starving, yet I have neuropathy caused by malabsorption because of gluten intolerance. He needs to do some more studying. I have been gluten free for almost 9 yrs and I am still struggling to get my vitamin levels up.
Vitamin D---26 range 20-100, although the Vit D council says 50 is optimum (Vit D,25-OH,LC,MS,MS test)
iron--61 range 40-160
ferritin--22 range being 10-232 (optimum being at least 100)
B12--1013 range 200-1100, which we all know 200 is too low, and my level is down from 1237, even though I was taking 3000mcg then, now 5000
Most of my vitamin levels are within the "normal" range, yet all very low within that range. I have a real problem with ranges, what's normal for one, may not be normal for another.
My doctors tell me I am so healthy, I will live another 50 yrs. Yet, if I am so healthy, why do I have all these health issues? I was diagnosed with CFS in Februry. As of late, I am thinking my iron has dropped, I am so cold all the time, and I have never had a problem with being cold, quite the opposite. I have lost 28#, but can still lose a lot more, so I really do not think it's the weight loss causing the cold.
I guess if we do not take care of ourselves, no one will.