Sapien
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My vitamin D and B12 levels were both at the low end of normal so I started taking both as supplements- 4,000 IU of D3 and 1,000 micrograms of B12 both daily. (They are now well in the normal range and the doctor recommended to keep taking the same dose to see if the level is maintained or rises) I also started fish oil for EPA and DHA, CoQ10, magnesium and alpha lipoic acid, as well as a general multivitamin. (None doctor recommended per se.)
I had been eating healthy (Mediterranean type diet) and had cut way back on meat consumption and dairy as well. I used sunscreen whenever in the sun for any moderate length of time or more. The unintended consequence seems to be low B12 from lower meat consumption, low vitamin D from lack of sufficient sun and/or sufficient dairy. And maybe some glucose intolerance from adding in beans and quinoa for protein in place of meat and oatmeal for breakfast in place of eggs/bacon.
Now I am wondering what unintended consequences there might be to my adding in supplements (and eating low carb - cutting down fruit, starchy veggies and grain quite drastically).
One thing I have been reading about is that I really should be taking K2 if supplementing D3.
Do any of the supplements have unintended consequences for blood sugar or otherwise? Anything that should be paired with the supplement (like D3 and K2)?
I had been eating healthy (Mediterranean type diet) and had cut way back on meat consumption and dairy as well. I used sunscreen whenever in the sun for any moderate length of time or more. The unintended consequence seems to be low B12 from lower meat consumption, low vitamin D from lack of sufficient sun and/or sufficient dairy. And maybe some glucose intolerance from adding in beans and quinoa for protein in place of meat and oatmeal for breakfast in place of eggs/bacon.
Now I am wondering what unintended consequences there might be to my adding in supplements (and eating low carb - cutting down fruit, starchy veggies and grain quite drastically).
One thing I have been reading about is that I really should be taking K2 if supplementing D3.
Do any of the supplements have unintended consequences for blood sugar or otherwise? Anything that should be paired with the supplement (like D3 and K2)?