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Delta, BC
March 25, 2019
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Members shared their experiences with vitamin D supplementation and type 2 diabetes, with many discovering deficiencies through blood tests... Read more

Members shared their experiences with vitamin D supplementation and type 2 diabetes, with many discovering deficiencies through blood tests and now taking daily doses ranging from 2000 IU to 5000 IU to maintain healthy levels. Several members described practical strategies like using D3 drops with MCT oil in coffee for better absorption, getting regular blood work to monitor levels, and consulting pharmacists about safe supplement interactions with diabetes medications. A recurring theme was that while vitamin D may not directly treat diabetes, many community members have both conditions and emphasized the importance of addressing deficiency to prevent serious complications like osteoporosis, bone fractures, and muscle aches.

A DiabetesTeam Member

Also type 2 and have to use prescribed Vitamin D supplement once a week as levels are too low.

May 14, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

Yup. I take vitamin d 5000. Every so often they put on the prescription one.

April 4, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

I found out whenI was diagnosed with diabetes a couple of months later she checked my vitamin d levels and it was real low so now I'm on vitamin d also...I don't think one has anything to do with the other but I'm not sure

April 16, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

I'm no doctor and still new to Diabetes and realize everyone's situation is different, but here's a recent article of side effects of heavy Vitamin D consumption on the kidney. https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/vitamin-d-overcon...(Phone number can only be seen by the question and answer creators)?fbclid=IwAR24l7PdWqiv4GusufxljFO--PfcoAfyclM8cGlVP8PZ2XB48E970SmdzMs

April 15, 2019
A DiabetesTeam Member

It's the amount I need to keep me in the normal range. It was so low I ended up with ostioporosis. Symptoms of low d3 can be bone and muscle aches, hair loss, and fractures. Last year they found a compression fracture in my spine and was told it does not heal but rather the body learns to work around it. Without d3, your body cannot utilize calcium, therefore the bone fractures.

April 15, 2019

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