Vitamin D deficiency in Type 1 diabetics and side-effects?
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There is no direct relation between diabetes and vit.D deficiency but once you diagnosed with vit.D deficiency you should take a supplement. in some cases of diabetes with renal failure vit.D should be given because kidneys manufacture this vitamin
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Lack of vitamin D causes rickets (insufficient deposition of salts resulting in soft bones). That's the most important you propably wanted to hear. I don't remember anything special about the other vitamins with respect to bone development.
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Cholecalciferol is a form of Vitamin D, also called vitamin D3. It is structurally similar to steroids such as testosterone, cholesterol, and cortisol (though vitamin D3 itself is a secosteroid).\n\n1g of pure vitamin D3 is 40 000 000 (40x106) IU, or in other words, one IU is 0.025 μg.\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D3\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IUPAC_nomenclature
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1)  Don't smoke or take tobacco products.  2)  Keep your blood pressure down to normal.  3)  If you are diabetic, control it extremely well.  A deficiency of chromium has been proven to cause some type II diabetes.  A supplement of 200 micrograms a day of chromium picolinate will remedy this.  4)  check your cholesterol, your good cholesterol (HDL) and the bad cholesterol (LDL).  You want to maximize the HDL and minimize the LDL.  Also, check the triglycerides, and minimize them.  If fat, you want to get the weight down and keep it down.  Regular exercise, even just walking a mile nonstop 3 times a week will help your cholesterol.  GET OFF ALL trans fats.  Trans fats are partially hydrogenated oils, contained in shortening, margarine, and many processed foods. Keep the total amount of fat in your diet fairly low.  Keep off all trans fats.  Next most important is to keep the saturated fats low.  Then the total fats low.  Don't eat junk food, which is food high in sugar, refined flour, and fat.  Eat lots of whole grain cereals and breads and pastas.  Eat lots of vegetables and fruits, and some lean meats and fish.  5) check your homocysteine level.  If high, take 2 mg of folic acid per day (3 of the big 800 microgram tablets).  6)  If you can't drink alcohol without drinking heavy, then abstain totally from alcohol.  Otherwise, take one or two glasses of dry red wine each evening.  7)  consider taking one adult aspirin per day to reduce blood clots, esp. if over 50 years old or strong family history.  8)  Get plenty of the essential (required in diet) omega 3 oil.  You can do this by eating 3 servings of cold water ocean fish per week, such as salmon, sardines, or white albacore tuna, etc.  or you can take 1-2 tablespoons of cold pressed flax seed oil daily, either added to cold cereal or salad or fruit or mixed into low fat cottage cheese (this is rec. by Dr. Johanna Budwig, the doc who has done extensive research on it.  the cottage cheese provides sulfur containing amino acids which complement the omega 3)  9)  Get plenty of all your vitamins and minerals.  If you eat well, this shouldn't be a problem.  It's hard to get too much vitamin C.  Dr. Linus Pauling, the Nobel winner, recommended 10-15 grams of vit C per day.  1 gm = 1000 mg.  Other important antioxidant vitamins are vit A and its precursor caratenoids, and vit E.  Coral calcium is a good natural source of calcium, as well as all the other minerals.  The bioflavenoids, such as those found in grape seed extract and in elderberry concentrate or wine seem to be important antioxidant vitamins.  10)  Don't get real stressed out!  The old expression about "something breaking your heart" has some truth in it.  11)  Keep your teeth and gums clean.  When you develop rotten teeth and gums, it may somehow spread inflammation to cholesterol placques.  We don't really know, but we do know that inflammation is part of the heart attack condition, of thrombosis of placques.  12) The monounsaturated oils, either olive oil, or canola oil, are considered to be your best oils for cooking, from an arterial standpoint.  I think real butter is better for you than margarine, since it doesn't have any trans fats, but go easy on it.
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Signs and symptoms of diabetes can include frequent urination, excessive thirst, unexplained weight loss, extreme hunger, sudden vision changes, tingling or numbness in hands or feet, feeling very tired much of the time, very dry skin, sores that are slow to heal, and more infections than usual. Nausea, vomiting, or stomach pains may also occur.
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There are major warning signs if diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). Once the DKA is advanced the diabetic will vomit everything he or she drinks and will become severly dehydrated. They will get very dark circles and their eyes will look sunken in due to the dehydration. If DKA advances with no treatment the diabetic will go into a diabetic coma before they die. Foul play can be involved on both ends. The diabetic can not take their insulin causing their bloodsugar to shoot way up, which then causes the body to produce ketones and without giving any insulin, the body will go into DKA. On the other end someone could have messed with their diabetic supplies and put something like salt water in their insulin vile so that the diabetic thinks they are giving themselves insulin when they are not.\n     As a diabetic, I have to tell you that we know when our bloodsugar is way too high. For me, I get very thirsty and irritated and I start to feel a little sick. To make sure though, I always check my bloodsugar to see if I need to give more insulin.  If I am already sick (cold, flu, period, etc.) I tend not to notice as easy. But the fact of the matter is, for someone to die of DKA is from how they care for themselves. Very rarely is it out of the control of the diabetic to get DKA. It is very easy to detect a high blood sugar and when someone is taking proper care of themselves they should be checking their sugar enough times so that they know how high or low their blood sugar is. Diabetics know to look for expiration dates and if they fear their insulin is bad, they should get knew insulin.
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Not only will having a constant high sugar level bad for Kidneys, it will also severly increase your chances of going blind, losing circulation in you feet (which can lead to removal of toe and such) not to mention the constant tiredness one must feel. Having high blood sugar, on a short term effect, makes you groggy, tired, irratable, and thirtsy, not to mention the constant trips to  pee. \nGive yourself short term goals to lower your blood sugar. For instance, this week I will try to get my average level to be around 275 and I will walk 15 minutes a day, and continue this till you feel better
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they contain vitamin D
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There are many.  In uncontrolled diabetes, classically seen are increased frequency of urination leading to dry mouth and excessive thirst.  Other nonspecific symptoms can occur including fatigue, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, vision changes, and numbness and tingling of the hands and feet.  All of these can be seen regardless of age, however usually diabetes at an older onset will manifest more gradually.
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Vitamin D helps bones absorb Calcium, which makes them stronger.
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Never heard of vitamin D for lung cancer..... everyone dies sometime of something....\n\nTell her to check out Tahitian Noni Juice @ www.tni.com\n\nYour body is WHAT you are IN, not WHO you are...\nNo fear.
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Complications from diabetes.
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http://www.answers.com/topic/vitamin
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yes, vitamin D helps to absorb more calcium. u don't absorb all of the calcium u eat. however, when u look at food labels, if it says 30% calcium, that means  ur body absorbs 30% of the calcium that it needs for the day from the food. milk and some orange juice is fortified with vitamin D, but the best source is sunlight. it sounds weird but if u lit in the sun for 15 or 20 minutes every day, u will get all of the vitamin that u need for the day. 15 or 20 minutes also doesn't hurt ur skin. hope ur legs heal quickly.
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Without maintaining good control of your blood sugars, you can suffer from kidney disease, blindness caused by diabetic retinopathy, ulcers or possible amputation as a result from neuropathy to name a few.
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typically, it was given in the old days to give vitamin D.  now with fortified milk, its really a non issue.\n\nwhat will happen to you if you take this?\n\nYou wont be constipated\nyou will have lots of vitamin D\nyou will have lots of extra calories.
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Hello dear,\n\nFirst of all you must correct the spelling of "Diabets" and "madecin" to write as "Diabetes" and "medicine" respectively.\n\nIt is fine that you are not depending on Insulin injections and your sugar level is just little more than the normal limits.  There are medicines to cure diabetes but you will not believe.  It happened with many patients of mine and they continued to suffer without taking proper medicines and not listening to my advice.\n\nIn the meantime, please try some home remedies and I am sure you will come back to me after few days for more advice.  I am available on "adam2madam@yahoo.com" and trust is must to mail me.\n\nHome Remedies:\n\n1.  Drink the juice of one bitter gourd, one cucumber and one tomato on empty stomach in the morning on a regular basis.  This will bring your sugar level down and you will feel fresh.\n\n2.  Eat lots of cucumber to get rid of your dry mouth and frequent urination, if any.  Drink lots of water.\n\n3.  Please avoid Banana, Mangoes and Apple Custard completely.  These fruits contain lots of glucose and it is very dangerous for diatebes.\n\n3.  Brisk walking is always helpful for diabetic patients.\n\n4.  Avoid sugar and ice cream.  You may add sugar free tablets to your tea or coffee.\n\n5.  Take 500 ml sugarcan vinegar bottle and put 50 raw garlic flakes into the bottle and leave it for 10 days. Eleventh day onward, take one garlic flake from the bottle with one spoon vinegar after breakfast and see the result.\n\n6.  You must eat lots of other fruits like guava, watermelon, muskmelon, apple, pineapple, papaya and dry fruits to keep your stemina up.\n\n7.  To enhance your immune system, take 300g of Indian Gooseberry powder (preferable known as Amla) and 100g of dried ginger powder.  Mix them well and store in a glass jar.  Take one spoon powder daily by mixing in a glass of water.\n\n8.  Allopathic medicine can be taken if needed.  They only supress the disease and do not cure any ailment.\nAt lost, please do not allow my efforts to go waste and let me know the progress.\n\nBest of health,