Diabetes is a disease which has widespread effects on the body, and one common vitamin deficiency associated with it is Vitamin D. A 2006 medical study published in Diabetes Care has shown that a staggering THREE out of five diabetics have cholecalciferol (Vitamin D ) deficiency. The way Vitamin D is used by the body is now much better understood than previously, and this vitamin has been found to have more widespread effects than previously thought, not just on bone, calcium and phosphate metabolism. So if you are diabetic or know someone who is, ask them if they have had their Vitamin D levels checked recently. My partner Dr Kem has also been checkinng her patients, and quite a few have had low Vitamin D levels -both diabetics and non diabetics. Symptoms they are having disappear when the patients are placed on quality Vitamin D supplements. Notice I said QUALITY supplements. So if you are having some symptoms that your doctor has not been able to sort out, feel run down, are overweight or obese, get your Vitamin D levels checked out - you never know. Do you want to know where and how you can choose quality Vitamin D supplements if you need them? Read my next blog entry.
To your abundant health,
Dr Ike
Functional Health Expert.
A great source of vitamin D is our bodies / skin making this vitamin from Sunlight. Although the UK has very few hours of sunlight, at least 1 hr a day exposed to day-light - should be sufficent to keep the healthy topped up. Nevertheless, supplementation may be required in some cases.
ReplyDeleteGet out there, take a walk, get some fresh air, get some sunshine and get topped up
Ben
Unfortunately,some people are not getting enough hours of sunlight -as testing by at least one GP practice has shown. Several patients at this GP practice have displayed low Vit. D levels when tested, making it necessary to prescribe Vit D supplementation for these patients. One can only wonder at what the Vit D levels are in the wider population.
ReplyDeleteAnother quick comment - darker skinned people tend to absorb LESS of the sunrays in colder regions due the greater production of the pigment melanin - which reduces absorption of sun rays. This is useful in the tropics, but can lead to Vitmin D deficiency in colder climes among those who are not white skinned, especially if their nutritional intake is deficient in Vitamin D.
ReplyDeleteTo your abundant health,
Dr Ike.