Following large doses of vitamin D2, Vitamin D3 doses were unable to achieve sufficiency – Jan 2014

Differential effects of different vitamin D replacement strategies in patients with diabetes.

J Diabetes Complications. 2014 Jan-Feb;28(1):66-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2013.09.003. Epub 2013 Oct 16.
Alam U1, Chan AW2, Buazon A1, Van Zeller C1, Berry JL3, Jugdey RS4, Asghar O1, Cruickshank JK5, Petropoulos IN1, Malik RA6.
1Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and the Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK.
2Barts and The London SMD, London, UK.
3Vitamin D Research Group, School of Biomedicine, University of Manchester, UK.
4Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, UK.
5Department of Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences, King's College and St Thomas' and Guy's Hospitals, UK.
6Centre for Endocrinology and Diabetes, Institute of Human Development, University of Manchester and the Central Manchester University Hospitals Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK. Electronic address: rayaz.a.malik@manchester.ac.uk.

VitaminDWiki Summary
Initial D level Start withThen monthly D level after 8 months
17 ng D2 50,000 IU daily
for 10 days
D3 24,000 per month30 ng

BACKGROUND:
The optimal treatment regimen for correcting vitamin D insufficiency in diabetic patients has not been established.
METHODS:
Two hundred and forty four adult diabetic patients with vitamin D insufficiency were enrolled to receive: Ergocalciferol (D2) 50,000 IU daily over 10 days (500,000 IU) followed by Calcichew D3 (calcium carbonate/Cholecalciferol) BID (~24,000 IU cholecalciferol/month) (ECC) (n=53); Cholecalciferol (D3) 40,000 IU daily over 10 days (400,000 IU) followed by Calcichew D3 BID (~24,000 IU cholecalciferol/month) (CCC) (n=94) or Cholecalciferol 40,000 IU daily over 10 days (400,000 IU) followed by Cholecalciferol 40,000 IU monthly (CC) (n=97). The 25(OH)D, HbA1c, lipids, blood pressure and eGFR were assessed at baseline and after a mean follow up of 8.0±4.0 months.
RESULTS:
Treatment increased 25(OH)D concentrations significantly in

  • ECC (17.4±13.8 vs 29.9±9.6 ng/ml, P<0.0001),
  • CCC (14.2±6.6 vs 30.9±13.1 ng/ml, p<0.0001) and
  • CC (13.5±8.4 vs 33.9±14.4 ng/ml, P<0.0001).

The relative increase in 25(OH)D was significantly lower with ECC compared to CC (+14.6±12.2 vs +20.6±15.0, P=0.01) and the majority of subjects in the ECC group (63%) remained vitamin D deficient (25(OH)D <30 ng/ml) compared to CCC (46%) and CC (36%) (P=0.0005).
CONCLUSION:
This study demonstrates that relatively aggressive treatment regimens of both vitamin D2 and D3 increase 25(OH)D concentrations in diabetic patients, but the ability to raise 25(OH)D status to 'sufficient' levels is inadequate in a large proportion of individuals.

PMID: 24139562

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