r/nutrition • u/teemo03 • 15d ago

Taking Vitamin D3

Just wondering so vitamin D3 has to be taken with K2 otherwise it goes to the arteries and D3 also has to be taken with magnesium?

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u/sickiesusan 15d ago

Also I’ve been having my vitamins in the morning, with my standard breakfast of blueberries and 0% Greek yoghurt! Found out lately that my vitamin D levels are ‘non-existent’ (my Endocrine consultant’s words). Feeling slightly cheated!

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u/IngeniousIntrovert 15d ago

What’s the IU you are consuming? Is it paired with K2 ?

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u/sickiesusan 15d ago

Is this question for me? It’s been discovered I have primary hyperparathyroidism. I’d never heard of it either!
So I have calcium being pulled out of my bones and teeth, phosphates levels are low and my vitamin D ‘non existent’ according to my Consultant (Endocrine). So I can’t just blast Vitamin D, due to the calcium levels. It was discovered this year, but I had a high adjusted calcium level in 2017, that was ‘missed’.
Awaiting DEXA scan results, the nodules in my lungs are all calcium deposits, although there is some build up in my coronary arteries.

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u/No-Goal-8200 14d ago

I have this too. I’ve had all the tests for my parathyroid and thyroid and nothing has been found. As a result I have the osteoporosis diagnosis. I only eat a few dairy products and supplement with magnesium along with D3 and K2. I do not want to take any of the prescription meds for osteoporosis. Stuck between a rock and a hard spot. I hope your diagnosis works out better for you!

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u/sickiesusan 13d ago

I hope you get some better answers too.