Most diabetics have a deficiency of vitamin D
This leads to
- High Hb A1c levels (uncontrolled diabetes)
- Albumin in urine (nephropathy)
Every diabetic should have a normal level of vitamin D( 30 ng /mL)
- There is no vitamin D in foods. Only a limited amount in some foods
- If you expose to sunlight for 90 minutes per day then you get vitamin D, just enough for the day.
- Only reliable way of getting it through the supplements which are available as sachet or tablets
Many people believe that because they live in a country with long, bright summers, enough vitamin D will be formed in their skin from 7-dehydrocholesterol. This can happen, but only if enough of skin is exposed to sunlight for enough time everyday, which rarely happens. Therefore, a daily supplement of vitamin D becomes necessary.
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