D2 vsD3 and other stuff about vitamin D

Karen M.
on 12/1/13 9:48 am

I just went to Wal-mart and purchase D3 5000 liquid soft gel, Darn I wish I would have read this before... I really didn't notice if the sold dry tab or not .

H.A.L.A B.
on 12/2/13 12:32 am

Kelly - it would be good if you post units of the numbers you are referring to: ng/ml or nmol/l; 

the 80-100 you are referring to is in nmol/l; most of us get our results in ng/ml. 

i.e.

If you have had your vitamin D levels tested, it’s important to understand what the results mean, and what action you might need to take. The blood test that measures vitamin D is called a 25(OH)D blood test. The results of the blood test can tell you whether you’re getting too little, too much or the right amount of vitamin D. This will help you to decide whether to take more or less supplement, or expose your skin to the sun more.

When you get your test results you will see a number in units of ng/ml, for example, 50 ng/ml. These are the units that health professionals in the United States use. Elsewhere in the world, vitamin D blood test results are given in units of nmol/l.

  • To convert a test result measured in ng/ml to one measured in nmol/l, multiply the ng/ml number by 2.5. For example, 20 ng/ml is the same as 50 nmol/l (20 x 2.5).
  • To convert a test result measured in nmol/l to one measured in ng/ml, divide the nmol/l number by 2.5. For example, 50 nmol/l is the same as 20 ng/ml (50÷2.5).

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