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Vitamin D[emoji639] + Calcium

Aceybee

Aceybee

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As part of my medical support for Type diabetes I have been prescribed a vitamin D + calcium supplement. I have recently been told by my GP surgery that they are no longer going to maintain this and I should consider purchasing this product myself. Is this common practice in all GP surgery’s or are I being misled?
 
Aceybee said:
As part of my medical support for Type diabetes I have been prescribed a vitamin D + calcium supplement. I have recently been told by my GP surgery that they are no longer going to maintain this and I should consider purchasing this product myself. Is this common practice in all GP surgery’s or are I being misled?
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I was prescribed a high dose of vitamin D along with a daily dose of K2 twice a week for 3 months, after this I was told to buy over the counter daily dose of both myself
 
My GP recommended Vitamin D and Calcium years ago and have always bought my own :(
 
Aceybee said:
As part of my medical support for Type diabetes I have been prescribed a vitamin D + calcium supplement. I have recently been told by my GP surgery that they are no longer going to maintain this and I should consider purchasing this product myself. Is this common practice in all GP surgery’s or are I being misled?
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In the Netherlands Vit D was on script in high dosages, until last year. Now we have to pay for it ourselves. I know that means exactly nothing, but it might establish a trend in our corner of the world. A deficiency is nothing to sneeze at, so you might want to consider buying your own.
 
I buy my own supplements as then I can choose a brand that doesn't use fillers, colouring or other potentially tricky nasties. Surgeries will always prescribe the cheapest, or the ones where they have an arrangement with the drugs company, and while we can see why, it does make a huge difference in the quality of the product.
 
I’m on D3 20,000unit, colecalciferol I was prescribed K2 along side this as there is a risk of hypercaelcemia, I’m surprised that you are also taking calcium along side the vitamin D as one of the side effects is too much calcium which can if in high dose of the vitamin D cause the abive

I’m on 3 weekly blood tests to keep an eye on this, these will stop when I drop down to an over the counter dose

www.nhs.uk

About colecalciferol

NHS medicines information on colecalciferol – what it's used for and key facts.
www.nhs.uk www.nhs.uk


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I believe the usual practise now is the GP will prescribe a loading (high) dose to start with then suggest a level/dose at which the patient might maintain themselves, self-funded.

We have D3 with K2 daily and it isn't too expensive. We happen to use this one, although it is only one of many.

Whilst £20 might seem a hit on the pocket it is essentially a year's supply for one person.

 
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