To doubt a blood test result?

[ItalianinLondon]

Just got my Vit D blood test result and it is recorded as 20.7 nmol/L. Apparently normal levels are 70 - 150, so it seems terribly low!

I don't fall into any of the "risk" categories, so do you think it makes sense to query it? I just don't want to start stuffing myself with supplements if they are not actually needed!

A “consultant “ for low vitamin levels??? Really??

No, a consultant for SLE - it's an autoimmune condition with potentially serious consequences.

And you're right, of course, I just know nothing about vit D deficiencies and hadn't even thought of it being in any way connected / relevant with SLE!

I've been told there is a connection between SLE and low vitamin D, but I don't know much about it. As a previous poster has demonstrated, SLE is so uncommon, few people know about it so any advice you get isn't going to be helpful, and may be harmful. Good luck at the hospital, I hope they can answer your questions.

Info for people who don't know what it is www.nhs.uk/conditions/lupus/

@SaskiaRembrandt I wonder if it's to do with inflammation decreasing absorption, or possibly because so many people with lupus are told to avoid sun? I never get a rash and don't feel ill-effects from sunlight, so I don't really follow that advice... It's interesting and I'd like to understand more, I also don't know anything about the link though!

@Yeahnah2020

Maybe try reading the thread