What do you mean, feet quite painful? Tingling?
Were you dieting or anything to cause a deficiency?
Not tingling, no. It was like the joints between the small bones of my feet were dry. The best way I can describe it was as though my feet needed to 'warm up' in the mornings - when I first walked downstairs it wasn't unbearable, just really uncomfortable. By mid morning I was fine.
The blood test was just a regular check up (old habits die hard
), it was only when I realised I was now pain free that I researched what a D deficiency could do and it seemed too much of a coincidence to dismiss. My levels last check up were within the normal range.
Diet: No, I just follow the old fashioned low starchy carb thing 6 days, eat what I want Sundays - nothing drastic, just maintenance. I'll never know why I was low, but the received wisdom is that office workers like me just don't get enough sunlight any more... who knows?