Vitamin D Blood Test London
Book a same day in clinic vitamin D check in one of our central London clinics.
Receive a personalised vitamin D prescription according to your exact blood level.
What is Vitamin D?
Vitamin D helps your body absorb an essential mineral called calcium. If you don’t have enough vitamin D you might feel tired, get unwell more often, have weak bones and muscle pain and even feel anxious or depressed. We are now seeing a stronger link between lower vitamin D levels and weaker immunity.
What is it for?
Vitamin D is an essential fat-soluble vitamin that is needed for healthy bones, muscles, energy and a strong immune system. It's also important for your mental health — lower levels are linked to anxiety and depression.
What can cause my levels to change?
Your body is able to make all the vitamin D you need when your skin is exposed to sunlight. But when sunlight exposure is low during autumn and winter, it is can be common for your vitamin D levels to drop — putting you at risk of developing a deficiency or an insufficiency.
You can get vitamin D from foods like oily fish, liver, egg yolks, and fortified food but it's hard to get enough this way.
You might also be at an increased risk of developing vitamin D deficiency if you:
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are vegan or vegetarian
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have darker skin
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are elderly
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always wear sunscreen
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stay indoors a lot
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cover up most of your skin
What are the most common symptoms?
The most common symptoms of vitamin D deficiency include:
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getting sick often
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feeling tired
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aching bones and joints
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weak bones — increasing your risk of osteoporosis
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poor wound healing
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weak muscles
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depression
Dose.
NORMAL? INSUFFICIENT? DEFICIENT?
What dose of vitamin D should I take?
Why leave it up to chance? If you're going to do it, do it properly.
Based upon your exact vitamin D blood test level we are able to recommend personalised treatment doses of a replacement supplement.
We can also organise for your level to be rechecked within 8-12 weeks to ensure the level has come up over the course of your treatment.
Our private vitamin D test costs £125 inclusive of the cost of the appointment, blood draw and follow up with personalised prescription.