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Hi Lina, just found I have Vit D problems it is less than half the lowest acceptable level so I shall have to get sorted
Thanks @Linagirl
How are you doing?
Supplementing with vit D has made a big difference to me in several ways, but it hasn't done squat for my bg levels.
@lindisfel when you supplement with Vit D, please make sure you take enough Vit K2 at the same time, or your body won't use the D properly. It is a bit worrying that the study quoted didn't give K2 at the same time as the Vit D...
I spent a lot of time last night researching insulin resistance, insulinoma and excessive insulin.
I haven't come to many conclusions but I know that the tests for how much excess insulin in blood is not tested enough, especially at GP level and cost does come into it. Prediabetics have too much insulin in ratio to their blood glucose levels.
There is not enough research into what excess insulin has on supposedly normal people.
Is obesity caused by insulin?. Well we know that's true!
Is diabetes caused by being obese? Well if it is, in the first question, surely the insulin resistance must be caused by the excessive insulin.
So insulin, if it is in excess, then diabetes is more than likely to follow.
If prevention is obviously better than treatment, then why isn't there early checks in insulin levels?
Of course, a lot more goes into the reasons for not screening for those susceptible to diabetes, after it would save millions from the NHS budget, if the early signs of excess insulin were detected.
I'm not naive enough to counter medical doctrine but having the tools to stop an epidemic, has been around for decades and not many studies have been done and the ones that have have not had the success it should have.
I will discuss this with my endocrinologist at my next appointment.
Thanks Brun for your response . What do you believe are the best sources for these vitamins? Do you take supplements? regards Derek
Yes, i supplement. I'm v fair skinned with childhood skin damage, so i don't sunbathe and wear a high spf.
So i supplement daily. Like @donnellysdogs my mood and outlook have transformed since i began supplementing. My major Vit D deficiency symptoms were body aches and mild, sporadic lifelong depression. Now i only ache from insulin resistance, which is much more manageable. and my mood is much lighter. I regret the years i lived under that cloud.
I take 5,000 units D3 daily (started out on 10,000 for a couple of months), and 200-300 units of K2. It is much more difficult to find useful recommendations on K2 dosage than you might think. However, all the info I can find on K2 at the moment is saying that the western diet is astonishingly deficient, and while deficiency is possible, overdosing is unheard of, so i err on the generous side.
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2013/10/12/vitamin-k2-benefits.aspx
As for brand, since the internet, the range of cheap, nasty, doubtful supplements has proliferated, and i am DEEPLY distrustful of any brand i don't know (there could be ANYTHING in those jars), so i buy Solgar nowadays, mainly because i recognise the name, the price is reassuringly not-budget, and they use brown glass jars, not plastic.
Obviously, those are very personal criteria.