Please suggest some important questions i can ask my doctor about vitamin d.

If: If I am solely breastfeeding, should I also be giving vitamin d supplement to my baby?

Evaluate: Evaluate yourself for food allergies. Keep your vitamin d level at 60-80. Exercise 3 times per week.

Am: Am i getting enough in my diet? Do you recommend a supplement with calcium?

What's: What's the recommended vit d dose right for you & how much calcium supplements you should take with it.

Ask: Ask them to check your levels, or just take 2000 u of d3/day.

Find: Find out if you are at risk for vit d deficiency, if so then get checked. Ask about vit d3.

Not: Am i getting enough through my diet, or do I need a supplement?

How: How much do I need? Is a supplement right for me? How can i safely get some sun exposure?

Do: Do i need to take vitamin d supplements, how much, how often, can it be used once weekly?

When: When you get your blood taken, ask your doctor to check for your vitamin d levels.

If: If you live north of atlanta sun is not strong renough so get your levels checked.

Ask: Ask to get the lab test "25-hydroxy vitamin d level, so you will know how much you need every day.

Ignore: Is my low vitamin d causing problems or a result of illness?

Ignore: Don't bother until you have bought an over-the-counter bottle of vitamin D at low expense.

Blood test: Blood level of vit D. Most people take 1000 iu daily. OTC is much preferred to high (50,000) iu dose prescription (D2). A blood test avoids most of the guesswork.