Vitamin D - Advertising on this site

[cavair]

I must admit i dont look often enough at the website after receiving my emails, but I was dismayed when i looked at the article for Vitamin D and potential deficiency. I was very interested to start reading the article but then to see a sales promotion for tablets left me feeling distinctly wary. I know that websites often need advertising and sponsorship of sorts and you do a good job of diseminating information but i do feel this sort of sales promotion is very wrong - it is leaving vulnerable people who are worried about the condition to immediately click and buy without talking to their own health care support workers and checking on the price of vitamins elsewhere.
There is enough play on peoples worries by the health food industry and there should not be sales promotions linked to articles - it should be just that - information about the disease. :thumbdown:

 

[))Denise((]

This site is run by a commercial company who have to make their money from somewhere. You don't have to buy anything from them, I've been a member of this forum since 2010 and have never bought anything from them. This forum is a very useful tool for self help and I wouldn't be without it.

I am a strong advocate for getting the message out about vitamin D deficiency, having suffered for 2 and a half years with chronic fatigue which lifted quickly after I had been diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency. I am glad that diabetes.co.uk are highlighting it in their email newsletter.

If you follow the link in the email, there is an informative video and information about vitamin D. Although there is an advert to buy vitamin d from the shop this is what it says on the page http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/vitamin-d.html

Where can I buy vitamin D supplements?
Single vitamin D supplements or vitamin drops containing vitamin D (for use by young children) are available at most UK pharmacies, supermarkets and health food retailers like Holland and Barrett.

 

[Patch]

Agree with the sentiment - but Vit. D is bloody good stuff. Although, I nearly did make a post about the dosage that was being touted.

1,000IU is not a huge dose. I was taking 10,000IU per day, and I can honestly say, that after about 2 weeks, I felt amazing. Amazing is actually understating how I felt.

 

[Indy51]

I actually think Vitamin D is a bloody wonder. I was on 2,000 iu a day for 3 months after my levels were discovered to be low, then on 1,000 iu for another 3 months. Then retested and levels are now normal, but GP wants me to continue to take the supplement every other day or so.

I completely agree with Patch - within a week of starting to take the supplement, it was like someone flipped a switch to "ON". After months of being so tired I would actually go back to bed after eating breakfast! I was lucky to be able to walk to the end of my street - now I walk up to an hour most days.

I think this is especially good timing as November 2nd is Vitamin D day:

http://www.vitamindday.net/

 

[Patch]

Vit. D is not expensive. Everyone here should buy a bottle and give it a go for a month.

I used Healthy Origins 10,000IU SOFTGELS - they come in various strengths. I HIGHLY recommend them.

NOTE: I've read that the Vit. D TABLETS are not as effective as the SOFTGELS. Softgels are more easily absorbed and utilised.
NOTE2: I have no interests in Healthy Origin as a company. Just sharing my experience with other members. :thumbup:

 

[Defren]

I have a prescription of VitD from my GP that I top up with a spray. It does make a big difference, and if you take too much, it's not a problem, you just have odd couloured wee!

 

[GraceK]

I have to say that I look forward to more people on this forum sharing with me whatever supplements they've found beneficial to them. I know how to use my PC, I'm an adult, I can Google and compare prices of vitamins as well as make up my own mind, without seeking the approval of my healthcare providers, just as I can decide what foods to put in my mouth.

I've been helped a lot by this forum where meds and supplements are concerned. I accept that no-one is ADVISING me, or ADVERTSING anything specific, they are simply sharing information based on their own experiences. A ten minute appointment with a very brusque GP or DN doesn't allow me the luxury of time to learn more about deficiencies etc, but this forum does.

So I hope people will keep posting.

 

[Defren]

I have to say that I look forward to more people on this forum sharing with me whatever supplements they've found beneficial to them. I know how to use my PC, I'm an adult, I can Google and compare prices of vitamins as well as make up my own mind, without seeking the approval of my healthcare providers, just as I can decide what foods to put in my mouth.

I've been helped a lot by this forum where meds and supplements are concerned. I accept that no-one is ADVISING me, or ADVERTSING anything specific, they are simply sharing information based on their own experiences. A ten minute appointment with a very brusque GP or DN doesn't allow me the luxury of time to learn more about deficiencies etc, but this forum does.

So I hope people will keep posting.

If I were to post all the things I have tried and discarded or tried and still take, you would be reading my post for hours. :lol: I try all kinds of things, see if they work for me, if they do I carry on, if they don't I don't buy them again. Since diagnosis I think I have been part of the diabetic group that has kept the manufacturers in business. :lol:

 

[GraceK]

I have a prescription of VitD from my GP that I top up with a spray. It does make a big difference, and if you take too much, it's not a problem, you just have odd couloured wee!

So THAT'S why you 'go WEEE' ... :lol: :lol:

 

[Defren]

I have a prescription of VitD from my GP that I top up with a spray. It does make a big difference, and if you take too much, it's not a problem, you just have odd couloured wee!

So THAT'S why you 'go WEEE' ... :lol: :lol:

That's one reason Grace, the other is when we have snow and I have no grip on my shoes. :lol:

 

[lucylocket61]

thanks Patch, I have ordered some. I asked my doctor for a vitamin D test, and despite me being agoraphobic and hardly ever seeing the light of day, she wouldnt send me for one.

I pointed out that I get as much sunlight as the "at risk" group eg. women in heavily covered bodies, and am fair skinned and ginger, but she still said no. So I will be taking these as a precaution.

 

[GraceK]

I have a prescription of VitD from my GP that I top up with a spray. It does make a big difference, and if you take too much, it's not a problem, you just have odd couloured wee!

So THAT'S why you 'go WEEE' ... :lol: :lol:

That's one reason Grace, the other is when we have snow and I have no grip on my shoes. :lol:

Then what you need Defren is a pair of YAKTRAX - they sell them on Amazon. They clip on to your shoes and I'm told they're excellent for walking in ice and snow.

I finally got myself a pair last year because I've had around 15 falls in the past few years, mainly due to Meniere's Disease but the last one was on a tiny patch of remaining ice which I stepped on when getting out of my car one evening after returning from visiting a friend. I marvelled all the way home at how clear the roads were, how there was no black ice or sludge on the road, parked my car, stepped out and bang! I was down on the ground in no time, badly bruised coccyx, banged my head on the pavement so I had the coccyx and concussion to add to the cracked ribs from 2 years ago which are still giving me pain. I had to stay down there beside my car for about 5 minutes until I had enough presence of mind to work out how the hell I'd got down there in the first place. If I'd gone unconscious I probably wouldn't have been found until next morning, that's if someone hadn't run me over in the dark.

I don't bounce back like I used to and I'm now thinking of advertising for a minder! :roll:

 

[GraceK]

Vit. D is not expensive. Everyone here should buy a bottle and give it a go for a month.

I used Healthy Origins 10,000IU SOFTGELS - they come in various strengths. I HIGHLY recommend them.

NOTE: I've read that the Vit. D TABLETS are not as effective as the SOFTGELS. Softgels are more easily absorbed and utilised.
NOTE2: I have no interests in Healthy Origin as a company. Just sharing my experience with other members. :thumbup:

I've just ordered a bottle from Amazon for my son, together with Bassetts Chewy Mutlivits. He's a November baby - 34 next week! But I worry about him cos he's like his Mum, gets chest infections through the winter and can get a bit down sometimes so he needs to look after himself more. I love the chewable vitamins, so easy to remember to take them cos they're more like a sweet than a vitamin pill.

 

[GraceK]

According to my lovely fruit flavoured chewable Bassetts Soft & Chewy Multivit which is the nearest I get to eating a sweet these days :lol: I'm getting 5ug of Vit D3.

Now what I want to know is how many iu's in an ug? Can any clever bods out there tell me please?

 

[Patch]

It's a different calculation for different vits - but for Vit. D it is:

1 mcg vitamin D (cholecalciferol) = 40 IU

So your 5ug is around 200IU... I'd need to take 50 of those to get up to my dose...

:shock:

 

[GraceK]

It's a different calculation for different vits - but for Vit. D it is:

1 mcg vitamin D (cholecalciferol) = 40 IU

So your 5ug is around 200IU... I'd need to take 50 of those to get up to my dose...

:shock:

Ha! I thought I was being daring taking 4 at a time!

Can I ask you how different you feel since taking VitD? Is it a difference in mood, energy, colds etc ...?

 

[Patch]

Just a general (large) increase in vitality.