Hi. Mine says 25- Hydroxy Vitamin D.

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JK, if you are experiencing bone loss, it is important to have your Vit. D levels checked. You might call your doctor's office and have them put in an order for a 25- Hydroxy Vitamin D level.

I take Alive Calcium it has Vit D 3, K2, magnesium citrate, strontium.

I’m having trouble finding an endocrinologist with an osteoporosis specialty. I have had Osteopenia for 10 or so years. In 2016 I fractured my fifth metatarsal, in September 2018, I fell in Gatlinburg in front of a restaurant on a broken sidewalk.
I broke my right femur, cracked my hip and pelvis. I had a IM nailing at that time. In August I had a rod exchange because the rod was too small creating a nonunion of the broken bone.
Although I don’t have osteoporosis , I have had multiple breaks.Therefore the doctor wants me to change medications and find an endocrinologist with an osteoporosis specialty. How did you find the fact that the doctor specializes in osteoporosis?

my doctor does a vitamin d 25 hydroxy every 6 months. I have severe osteoporosis I take 10,000mg every day plus a prolia shoot every 6 months.

This is an old post, and since you were scheduled to see an osteoporosis specialist, by now you most certainly have been tested for Vitamin D deficiency. I just want to comment that insurance companies do not pay for Vitamin D tests UNLESS there is a diagnosis of Vitamin D deficiency, and it is never included in a Comprehensive Metabolic Panel. If anyone is wanting a test, perhaps you should request it and advise the doctor to show a diagnosis of "suspected Vitamin D deficiency." That should be enough to get your insurance to pay for it. A number of years ago, I was advised to take 5,000 units Vitamin D just because that's "what most people need." At the time I was walking daily in full sun and taking a calcium supplement. My calcium test went off the chart, and I had to quit both D and calcium. Several years later my lifestyle and location changed, and I decided to test for Vitamin D, a test my doctor at the time thought was unnecessary. I paid for my own test using an internet-based testing service called Canary Club, which showed a deficiency. Because of my previous experience, I began taking a small dose and gradually increased it after each test that showed I was still deficient. I am currently at 4,800 units and test as low normal. So I will go ahead and increase to 5,000 units, since that is available in a single standard capsule. Since that first test showing deficiency, insurance has covered my annual Vitamin D test. My current doctors all think annual testing is a good idea.

When I get normal blood work I have to ask for vit D to be included. ( it is not
Covered by my insurance) Also, Although I read vitamin k2 is hard to test for, you might ask your endocrinologist about adding the supplement k2 m7 daily. I hope the
Endocrinologist is helpful, It’s all very confusing.