Posted on 06/16/2023 5:17:52 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
People with diabetes run the risk of nerve damage if they at the same time suffer from vitamin D deficiency, research suggests.
Called neuropathy, the nerve problem which gets worse over time, afflicts 50% of patients in the United Arab Emirates, according to Dr. Bashair M. Mussa.
Science illustrates that "about 30% to 50%" of patients with type 2 diabetes experience neuropathy at a point in their life, Dr. Mussa states.
However, Dr. Mussa's study finds that neuropathy is at the highest documented rate among UAE's diabetes patients.
The research involved 600 Emirati patients. The cross-sectional study examined data in retrospective, using patient medical records at the UAE's University Hospital Sharjah. Data showed that 50% of the respondents suffer from neuropathy, particularly pain and muscle weakness of different body parts, which aggravates gradually.
Scientists have examined how and why diabetes patients develop neuropathy, but Dr. Mussa's research stands out in attributing the nerve disease to Vitamin D deficiency.
"It is well documented that about 30% to 50% of the patients with diabetes develop neuropathy during their lifetime," she adds.
The research shows that diabetes patients without neuropathy enjoy better Vitamin D status compared to those having muscle nerve issues. The statistics in the data reveal Vitamin D deficiency in neuropathy-afflicted patients to be at least double that of neuropathy-free patients.
Dr. Mussa says patients with neuropathy in her study "had a long-standing diagnosis of diabetes" of over 10 years. "They were overweight or obese and were deficient in vitamin D compared to patients without neuropathy.
Scientific literature has documented improvements in diabetic neuropathy even if patients are given vitamin D supplements for only a short time.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
In Europe, for decades now, it has been common practice that when there is a diabetes diagnosis, patients should thereafter have an OTC regimen of:
Vitamin B1 (Thiamine). It replenishes albumin lost through the excess urination common to diabetes.
(Sodium stabilized) NA R-Alpha Lipoic Acid (NA R-ALA). It has a strong nerve protective effect in the extremities and helps maintain circulation there. Can even recover a small amount from diabetic neuropathy.
Though Vitamin D should be added to this list, as it has numerous beneficial effects.
I suppose I’m an exception to the rule. I have two dead feet due to nerve damage, due to neuropathy from type 2 diabetes and drink a ton of milk and always have. It’s loaded with vitamin D.
gosh that’s too bad, brother. may God help your feet.
did you try the diabetic diets or other supplements like ALA?
An 8 ounce glass of milk has 100 IU minimum, as a requirement.
People at 70 years of age are expected to get a minimum of 800 IU a day, based on the US RDA. You would need a minimum of ten glasses of milk to just get the minimum needed. As a diabetic, you probably need fairly more.
Do you think you get that much Vitamin D?
800 IU/day is a minimum. I take 5000 IU every other day via a capsule, which equates to 2500 IU/day. My last blood test had my Vitamin D level at 51ng/ml. Any reading between 30ng/ml and 80ng/ml is considered adequate.
That’s how we do it, as well.
5,000 IU every other day.
I’m 78 and the only one in the house who drinks milk so it’s easy enough to track. I typically drink 2-3 gallons per week in addition to a daily multi vitamin.
That’s 256-384 ounces per week.
The late, great FR member Dale Reed and I used to debate about which of us drank the most milk.
By the way, I’m not over weight and never have been.
I don’t know what ALA is.
ping you to post 3. Alpha Lipoic Acid i believe.
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