It seems that almost every week in the past 2 years there has been a publication showing that Vitamin D deficiency may play a role in many major diseases. Here is another one showing that newly diagnosed type 1 diabetics have lower plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) concentrations than controls. We’ve learned enough to know that the best way to get vitamin D is from sunshine. From Nov – April in the Boston area we should be supplementing with cholecalciferol (Vitamin D-3) probably at least 1000IU/day. However it is easy to measure 25OHD concentrations in the plasma. So if you have insurance ask your MD to run a Vitamin D panel for you, if you don’t have insurance I can run a panel for you at cost.
George Mandler
Licensed Acupuncturist & Nutritionist Dietitian
Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, & Nutrition
Boston, Jamaica Plain, Brookline, Massachusetts
