Vitamin D and diabetes
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- čas přidán 6. 02. 2023
- Vitamin D and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes in People With Prediabetes, (7th Feb 2023)
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Vitamin D has many functions in the body,
including a role in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism.
Observational studies,
association between low level of vitamin D in the blood,
and high risk for developing diabetes.
So, does giving vitamin D to people who were at high risk for diabetes reduce the risk?
Authors searched 3 databases,
through 9 December 2022
Compare the use of vitamin D versus placebo for diabetes prevention,
in adults with prediabetes.
Meta analysis and reanalysis of pooled data
Trials were at low risk for bias
Results
Over 3 years of follow-up
Vitamin D group
New-onset diabetes occurred in 22.7%
Placebo group
New-onset diabetes occurred in 25%
Translates to being 15% reduction
Number needed to treat to prevent one case of diabetes
30 adults with prediabetes to prevent 1 person from developing diabetes.
Risk reduction by blood levels
At least 125 nmol/L (≥50 ng/mL) group
50 to 74 nmol/L (20 to 29 ng/mL) group
Cholecalciferol reduced risk for diabetes by 76%
(hazard ratio, 0.24)
3-year absolute risk reduction of 18.1%
Vitamin D increased the likelihood of regression to normal glucose regulation by 30%
Doses used
20,000 units of cholecalciferol (vitamin D3) weekly
4000 units of cholecalciferol daily
0.75 micrograms of eldecalcitol, (synthetic analogue of vitamin D)
Adverse events
Rare, study could not draw any definite conclusions about safety
kidney stones
hypercalcemia
hypercalciuria
Implications
In adults with prediabetes,
vitamin D was effective in lowering the risk for developing diabetes.
By the Numbers: Diabetes in America
www.cdc.gov/diabetes/health-e...
Total Diabetes
From 2001 to 2020,
diabetes prevalence significantly increased among over 18s
37.3 million people have diabetes
(11.3% of the US population).
28.7 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes.
8.5 million people who have diabetes have not been diagnosed
(do not know they have it)
Total Prediabetes
96 million US adults have prediabetes.
Cost of Diabetes (2017)
$327 billion,
$237 billion direct medical costs
$90 billion in lost productivity
Excess medical costs, $9,601 per person
www.diabetes.org.uk/professio...
UK prevalence
4.8 million (7%)
3.9 million diagnosed
1 million undiagnosed
5.3 million by 2025
People with type 2 diabetes
50% more likely to die prematurely
Two-and-a-half times more likely to. Develop heart failure
Twice more likely to have a heart attack
Obesity, sugars, carbohydrates, processed foods, exercise, vitamin D
A few years ago I had low vitamin D. My primary care doctor found it at my yearly check up. I started taking vitamins, getting more sunshine, stopped using sunscreen, lost weight by intermittent fasting, and eating sardines (which I hate). Now I’m above normal. Praise God.
I'd advise caution regarding sunscreen - skin cancer isn't fun!
Nice to hear you got best advice from your doctor....... 💚
I would reconsider using sunscreen lol
Maybe use sunscreen but only after you've had your quota of sun on your skin at the right time of day.
@@clifftaylor8416 thats why you take the vitamin d, it strengthens the cell to prevent altercation with UV
I think it's about time we differentiated personal health from the medical "industry". We need to accept the "industry" for what it is. They're not there to help us, they're there to help themselves. Thank you, by the way, I'm doing a Vitamin D test today. They are available, no problem!
there is definitely a conflict with the profit motive. I don' trust 'em.
This does not apply to all of the industry, but the big companies respond to the dictates of accountants, rather than medical doctors.
yeah the medical industry has never helped/ saved anyone for decades. youve lost your mind. stay of this site for your own sanity
Look up a good dietician and a good psychologist...you will soon learn .
The industry replaces these disciplines with big pharma and psychiatry.
Dr berg is great on nutrition amd Dr ramani if you want to kearn of the narcissists in power dynamic.
@@christopherrattew8591 It was "medical doctors" who pushed the Venom and swore that it is "safe and effective" on TV shows.
Told I had diabetes put my self on vit d had blood test normal levels told doc on vitamin d she asked who told you to take it my answer myself also b 12 magnesium no meds 80 years old feel great told I look great so something working thanks John ❤
Thank you for this video, Dr Campbell. I live in a northern country so I feel Vitamin D supplements are necessary due to lack of sunlight. Dosage is now 10,000 IU per day and I have not been sick in years, other than seasonal cold.
I have never seen someone report good news with such a heavy heart before. Keep your chin up Dr Campbell, you have the respect of hundreds of thousands of people.
he will probably never undo the damage he caused by his promotion of the narrative from day 1. Yes, he has awakened, but its too late. Sometimes that just is what it is. Hurts to see the struggle he is going through as he is human, but yeah, he got high on his 2 mill subs but the facts are he only got em because he was doing the bidding of the evil. Crazy times.
Yes and the good news is less and less people now trust in the MSM/Dino media/Legacy Media/shill media. We have to take the information war seriously. These ultra rich corporations do not give up and they plan carefully how to manage public perception of their brands so that the masses of normies trust them unflinchingly like cult members. We have to counter their propaganda with daily truth even if its voluntary/community work just for the benenfit of humanty. They have their greedy shareholders and marketing hype with government backing them (bought and paid for) ...while we have real science and honest people willing to nut up and reveal the facts. This info war never ends. It is a war of attrition since neither side is going to give up.
@@phoqyu4721 for as long as i watched him, he has had thinly veiled contempt for the way the covid was being handled. He had to be very careful to navigate the censorship, while still trying to get the message out.
@@phoqyu4721 he listened to "well respected" scientists and science. He isn't the only one that was duped, but at least he's fessed up that he was wrong.
@@phoqyu4721 I don’t blame him one bit. Although he may have passed misinformation, he has ALWAYS had the best interest of his patients and viewers in mind. It’s one thing to push the vacks because you have stock in that poison; but he rolled up his sleeve, too! He believed that the vacks…much like the polio and mumps, etc….was tried, tested and proven. He trusted the CDC.
When you think about it, it was our medical ignorance that saved us. We saw things, read things and believed things that the CDC denied. But Dr. John believed in medicine since it has had great results in the past. Then Toto pulled back CDC’s curtain.
HOWEVER, keep in mind that all along, vacks pushed out of view, Dr. John has been recommending the vitamins we should be taking to boost our immune system. I believe this is why my obese diabetic husband did not die from Covid.
But you’re right. I’m concerned for Dr. John. If you view the video about orphan drugs, you’ll notice an immediate difference in his demeanor. He’s much happier in that video.
Dr. John, if you’re reading this, I want you to know we all love you and appreciate all you’ve done for us. I may joke around a lot in these comments, but I have always taken you seriously; and I believe my husband is alive because of your videos. ❤
This is quite astonishing. For context, I’m an man in my early sixties. Three years ago I was pre diabetic, with a Blood Glucose test score of 6.4. I’ve been taking Vitamin D3, 2,500 iu per day, since February 2020, primarily to protect me from the worse effects of Covid. Recently I had my Vitamin D3 levels measured, I has a test result of 85. At this time, among other tests, I also had a HbA1c test done. My score had dropped down to 5.4. My GP was so impressed he rang me to congratulate me and ask me what I’d been doing to bring about this change. I told him I’d been swimming four days a week and taking Vitamin D3 daily. He seemed oblivious to the Vitamin D benefit, and said rather sceptically, “it must be the swimming that did it”
I look forward to emailing him a link to your podcast this evening.
Good for you! You took charge and got your levels up! Swimming is great all over exercize and fun, too.
You need at least 12000 the gut kills off at least 2000 follow doctor Berg.
Im 75 YO and 2 years ago I had my Vit. D level checked and it was 26. My doctor prescribed 50,000 IU of Vit D per week for 12 weeks and then 4,000 IU per day. My A1C has always been between 5.6 and 5.8. The following year my Vit D level was 72 and my A1C was 5.4, it had never been that low.
@@canadad4243, a different doctor isn't likely to change anything when they're all built in the same factory, these days.
Maybe find an old-school doctor or one who is a real scientist. I've run into a few who were actual scientists who got into medicine because the workings of life fascinated them. They're pretty rare. Most of them are fascinated by the lure of a large bank balance.
Let Dr. CAMPBELL Lecture theses lazy physycians.
The pharmocrats don't want to actually fix anything or help folks get healthy, they simply want perpetual customers. It has been so inspirational, Doc, to see you slowly come to the realisation your world was not what you thought and still stoically follow the evidence to where some of us have been from the start. Thank you, and welcome to your true calling :)
Perpetual customers and ever rising profits. 👍
Yes the medical industry doesn't want cures for anything. No money in cures it stops the cash cow!
It is amazing people cant see that its all about the money and perpetual sickness.
You are exactly right about big pharma! It began in the medical schools with big pharma supplying the medical text books in medical schools, back in the early 1900's. We were using holistic and chiropractors until John Rockefeller came up with this brilliant idea to use pharmaceuticals & give free medical text books to the medical schools. With only one stipulation that doctor's be taught that only big pharma's PETROCHEMICAL based products could be used which caused the end of holistic medicine being used by most doctor's at the time. It was never about providing better health just using petroleum based pills and might help some people in the process but definitely no cures! The US is 4.25% of the world's population but we take 75% of all the pharmaceutical drugs. We are less healthy than most Asian countries although we have infiltrated their markets with a lot of unhealthy foods and drinks and of course push our legal drugs there too.
We know herbs and organic natural foods will cure most aliments yet we have legalized drugs and our doctor's don't promote the use of herbs or true healthy foods. Our conventional medical doctors are complicit in just recommending drugs from the legal drug cartels although if they want to be a conventional doctor they have to prescribe only parmaceuticals because it's the "science!" Do you find it odd anything that is healthy always needs more scientific random controlled studies etc. etc. Why doesn't the government fund healthy foods or herbs that look promising? In a word, LOBBYIST!! We can't compete against big pharma...
Funny how we started the war on cancer under the Nixon administration and cancer has skyrocketed since that time! The American cancer society, diabetes association etc are more about keeping their nonprofits in business than they are about a cure for diseases. It's all about "managed care," they would loose their funding with a cure. It's 100% about the Benjamin's. Of course it's a shame there are some very good people who mean well doctor's included but they are in a rigged system!
The pandemic was a windfall for big pharma and that fact they can't be sued because the vaccines are still listed as an experimental is unbelievable!!
Functional medical doctors in my opinion are the way to go, they try and find the root cause of a problem, instead of treating the symptoms like conventional docs do. I hope I shed some light to a few people with my ramblings! Thanks to "swainsongable"for initiating this conversation!
Nope they do not, imagine Fauci an immunologist not helping Americans with one suggestion to improve our immune systems by checking our it. D? That’s his job the lying piece of crap.
I think your information on Vitamin D saved my life when I was sick with a severe case of Covid in Oct 2020, before the vaccine was available.
I ended up in ICU , they were going to intubate me but I refused . I asked to have my vitamin D level checked and the doctor looked at me like I was from Mars , but he agreed and it came back at 107 . I always took about 1000 IUs a day , but ramped it up when Covid hit because of what you were saying about how high levels can help prevent mortality . It worked .
but you DO NOW KNOW that the pointy is NOT what it was purported to be, right?
@@Lauren-vd4qe I work in healthcare, in a large medical center in Los Angeles, and IN a covid unit during the pandemic. The vaccine has made a HUGE difference . We haven't had any severe cases in a long time.
made a huge difference in the folks i know, too, all bad. my hubbys coworkers SIL dyed the day after she got it, nothing wrong with her before that. my friend was paralyzed, my neighbor and BIL now terminally ill 1 yr later. @@SteveCanon453
@SteveCanon453 Steve Canon, Dr. Campbells newest video i just checked is named "Adam", a person who is vaccine injured.
Do you have the mental capacity or Balls to say anything about that? Let alone watch it?
@@SteveCanon453, nice try. The majority of people have woken up by now. They will see your comment for what it is - disingenuous.
Yes, I take vitamin D3 and vitamin K2 daily, and have drastically cut processed food, carbs and sugar from my diet, and have defeated Diabetes, type 2. Thank you, Dr Campbell.
what dosage are u taking
This is the right strategy. Chronic metabolic diseases such as type II diabetes have their root cause in the person's lifestyle. Studies have shown that the most important factor is diet. Exercise is certainly important but not as much as diet.
As a diabetes management coach, I give you my heartfelt thanks for this video ❤️
I'm sharing with both of my diabetes support groups, which is an audience of over 90K members 👌
I was able to reverse my type 2 diabetes using low carb / carnivore. Check out Dr Robert Lustig, Dr Richard Bernstein, Dr Jason Fung, Dr Eric Westman, Dr Ben Bikman PhD, Virta Health, Low Carb Down Under
Their illness must make for a great payroll. Good on you m8. Bleed them dry while the government hold them in contempt.
Search Ray Peat diabetes
@@ugandanknuckles3900 thats an asshole comment
@@CreatingChaos I see someone here's upset they're not dishing out prescriptions; raking in that sick cash flow.
Sorry that you don't get paid for "healing" the sick lol, should of gone to college for that overvalued accredited receipt.
We here at the US govt don't feel your life is important enough to warrant legislation over the pharma industry, who in every definition of the word; has the right to rape you as deep, long, and hard as they wish my friend.
Now please, 600+$ for that 60 cent produced insulin shot my little pay piggy.
Show some respect by the way to our medical professionals, they're obviously hero's and people you should admire for having the right to rape you dry. Good day.
I find it absolutely remarkable is that it took till 2023 for real doctors to figure this one out. It was actually discovered in Edmonton Alberta 30 years ago. I'm not sure if the guy was an archaeologist or a geologist but he decided to study the world after a seventeen-year-old ended up with MS. After he did his research he discovered that anyone living around the equator that got more than 4,000 units of vitamin D a day didn't have diabetes and didn't have any MS. He put his son on 4,000 units a day and he never had any more attacks from MS. The original article came out in the Globe and Mail in Canada. I do believe in the early 90s. I find it extremely frustrating when egotistical doctors refuse to look at good information. As well any Inuits poor people in the Northern parts of Canada ie Nunavut Northwest Territories if they eat enough fish with vitamin D they don't have the problem either. Science needs to be moving a lot faster than the way they put her around about stuff.
Thank you for posting about this.
Science only seems to go where the money is. Question is: Is it still science?
I have a newspaper article from the Daily Herald in 1936 which said that research had shown smoking was linked to emphysema and lung cancer. It beggars belief that people continued to smoke in such numbers and the tobacco industry continued to deny the claims.
@brenna dickinson It is the science of conning the non medically educated for the rest of their lives.
I was in hospital for unaccountable vomiting. It was an interesting time, the doctor could not find any reason for the problem. However he saw that I have a problem with my heart. One of my valves in my heart was not functioning properly.
I was sent to the cardiac ward. After being admitted there it took a few minutes for my personal info to be recorded. That was followed by a visit by god complex consultant. First question she asked me was "Are you co-vid vaccinated?". I said may I ask you a question. She smiled and said not many patients as questions so quick in the consultation. I asked why are you asking me to have some disease into my body when I am immune to it. I also wish to know if you have been remiss in not taking your own advice? I further informed the she goddess I never have had the flu since I was 23yrs old now aged 70yrs.
She then tried justifying herself. I further informed her that as a child in Africa and India I got a super immunity from having Typhoid, measles, chicken pox, mumps and for good measure cholera. The only medical problems I have is spinal from my military service and sports that I was engaged in. I am healthy as a spring ram.😅😅😅
Glad I found this video since I didnt relate the 2 things. I started D3K2 about 50 days ago and my blood sugar has been much easier to control.!! Thank you Doctor.
look up zinc and leptin levels...
When I told my new internist, 15 years ago, that my mom had breast cancer at age 72 she put me on Vitamin D without even checking my levels. Apparently, vitamin D is one of those things that really decrease with age bringing about many age-related illnesses.
your body makes vitamin D from sunlight, just like a plant...
I live in Tasmania Australia.
When I got my blood test results back that I went to get it says on the printout under the vitamin d section 3 lines of text.
I got the text out so I'll copy it here.
"60% of Tasmanians presenting for the first time for vitamin D testing (at the end of winter) show deficiency and on average in any season of the year 44% of Tasmanians are Vitamin D deficient."
My state has known this for years and during Covid I didn;t hear a peep about Supplementing Vitamin D.
Plus the cost of the test is significant and the cost of avitamin D is low.
As a Family Doc I treasure the time you take to review and methodically present and explain much of the data that is published. In reality there is not time to do it all. You have become a very trusted non-biased apolitical source. Thank you for helping to be a better and more thoughtful practitioner.
Watch Back to the Science on CZcams she totally debunks this bs
@@cliveflynn382 what bs
Unfortunately he is very biased. He relies on people to not bother / not have enough time to actually look at the papers he cites. He omits so much that does not fit his bias, from the very papers he is referring to. And he cherry picks the papers too.
@@calluna5030 that's interesting. Do you have some specific examples.
Totally agree with you, for some strange reason CALLUNA seems to like taking a jab at John Campbell. This is apparent in all his comments against John. WHY IS THIS SO ?
I was tested for vitamin D several years ago. My levels were very low. I started taking 5000 units per day and my next test showed I was still deficient. I increased to 10,000, which put me just barely into the normal range. I currently take 15,000 units, which has kept me in the middle of the acceptable range. Although I was considered prediabetic, I have not become diabetic and it's been about 7 or 8 years. My fasting sugar, about seven months ago, was 83.
Best form of Vitamin D is from sunlight. Too much Vitamin D in supplement form is toxic and can cause calcification in the arteries.
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@alewicke 15 000 UI? Yikes. I take 20mcg (I think that's 800 IU) and I get 127nmol/L.
People really seem to react differently. I'm Scandinavian maybe that's why. What "ethnicity" are you?
@@taz0k2 I live in the US but, I'm not outdoors much.
@@alewicke I at times take 20,000 IU's of vitamin D a day. It almost completely made my eczema on my scalp disappear. I alternate 20,000 to 10,000 IU's and even less on some days when I plan on getting some sunlight. Vit D has made me feel better and I use to get fever blisters all the time before ramping up my Vit D intake. I do take Vit K2 and more magnesium as calcium is a silent killer that can harden soft tissue that you do not want. K2 and magnesium helps direct the calcium into the bones where it is needed.
I like how these things get his dander up. "Quite annoying, really.". Thank you, Dr. Campbell, for your intense compassion for the well-being of people. You're a far more faithful public health advocate than those employed in that sector.
I've looked at the staffing of my state and local health departments, and haven't been impressed. In each case, they had one MD--ONE. Everyone else in the office was a bureaucrat. My guess is the MD is quite hemmed in by people who couldn't help with a broken leg or a head injury. Useless.
My dr tests my vitamin D every year for my physical. She is very aware of what vitamin D can do. I take 5000 units every day for 8 months of the year. Reduce my intake during the summer. Vitamin D has been a life changer.
I once had to explain to my dr how vitamin d works. She then Googled it. lol.
@@barbarabreunis7788 - I was willing to explain to a hospital phlebotomist what that test was that she was having trouble reading but she wouldn't ask the patient. She did not Google it, the hospital blocks internet access to prevent that. Instead she called her boy friend and asked him to Google it. Worked out fine in the end.
I work in a primary Drs offices and we started doing Vit D and A1C for wellness exams. Insurance pays for it, so they should check it.
It's funny how, in summer, when we can absorb vitamin D naturally, so many people cover up with clothes, hats and sunscreen (!), and hide indoors from the sun! They probably get no more vitamin D in summer than they do in winter.
@@johnmachinmegavegan8378 - Qualify that with the time specification, they say 20 minutes in full sun is sufficient for white people, additional time gives no additional vitamin D.
I notice from my time swimming that some parents are applying sun screen to their kids at 6PM even though the sun is too low to do anything. Knowledge is not evenly spread.
As a shift worker, my Vit D levels were very low and last year, I crossed the threshold into type 2 diabetes. Since hearing of Vit D and it's role in good health, I started taking supplements. I wish the health implications of shift working was taken more seriously by companies.
Do whatever it takes to get another job.
They don't care about the health implications.
Once you understand that, and realize you are only a number to them, you will take the initiative to find other work.
Health first.
Take cherry supplements and Berberine, which help reduce sugar naturally, without the side effects of drugs!
They don't care as long as the shift is covered. Life long night shift RN here. Retired since Sept. Yea 😆
@@timmy6588 You mean should NOT??
@@henryottis295 I worked night shift and outdoors for over 15 year, to be honest the people on my shift were some of the sickest people I've ever met.
As usual great information from you. I have been living with type 2 for over 13 years now and only one doctor in that time has said "we might just check your Vit D levels" and that was last year. As a result my levels were shown to be very low so I have been taking Vit D , doctor never told me about K2 which I had to learn from your videos so thank you! wish I had have known when I was pre-diabetic .
My doctor here in Canada on the other hand has been fascinated by the information he has been finding on vit D and he had all his employees D levels checked in his office and he has just sent me to be tested. We have to pay for the blood test but worth the $40. I am currently waiting on my results. He is the best doctor and keeps an open mind always.
I just tried sharing this video to a Diabetes support group and their admin bots that they have set rejected the video for being "reshared content'". I tried to share it in a comments section under another person's post about them being prescribed OZEMPIC. I swear.. I try and get this stuff to the masses and people are so knee jerk and setting things up for failure in our society by gatekeeping and ignorance. Thanks Dr Campbell.
🎶 Oh oh, Ozempic... 🎶
I hate that I've seen that commercial so many times the jingle is stuck in my head.
Amazing how more and more we are “discovering” that just getting proper nutrition can fix many of our health issues but our “healthcare” intisnt interested because it doesn’t make them money.
I was diagnosed diabetic and in three months with doing nothing but changing my eating completely reversed it. I am not even “pre diabetic”. My doctor couldn’t believe how drastic my change in numbers was and the first thing he asked me was “what did you do” when he walked in the room.
We live in a “sickness” industry not a “wellness” industry.
My physician (who is progressive) explained to me that (at least in the U.S.), a doctor's medical training may have focused on 'fixing' problems presented by the patient, not so much on preventing chronic illness. It may not be the doctor is purposely overlooking better solutions for their patients, but that it may be a deficiency in their medical training, not staying up to date, dealing with the pressures of running their clinic, not having enough time to spend with each patient, limitations on what tests they can order due to insurance limitations, and influence of the pharmaceutical companies. Some physicians practice 'functional' medicine, which may include using food (nutrients) as medicine, as mentioned recently by John, the nutraceutical approach.
Sack your doctor!
Iam from the US, told my Doctor I was getting extremely tired from 1130a to about 200p every day. I would literally almost fall asleep at my desk, needed to go to the bathroom and put cold water on my face, just to say up. He did so Blood work, I was low on Vitamin D, gave me a prescription for 2000 Unites a day. Within around 3 weeks, starting feeling better, staying awake, amazing how something so inexpensive could make such a difference. Thanks for the video, how this helps others people, also consider the importance of Iodine for the body. That also has life saving qualities, stay safe and healthy mate, God Bless.
I've never been pre-diabetic but I was pre-RA and autoimmune disease. My doctor had a awakening one day during our visit and she tested by 25hydro VitD and it came back at 7! Started 50,000 units a week and six months later, my blood work was all normal and I felt much better. Tested my VitD again and I came out at 45 after six months. Still taking and will take VitD rest of my life. It's amazing. My fibro went away. Why did medicine not figure this out long ago? I also take hydroxychloroquine and it has been huge help, also! Covid about did me in in 2020 and it took the lives of two uncles and my father with shattered glass lungs.
10,000 iu /day is a maintenance dose; 20,000 - 50,000 iu/day is a therapeutic dose, get levels tested once a month, use vit K2 with this dose, this is what u need to get your levels up to 80-100.
I was at the docs getting my bloods done yesterday .. i take 5000 units of vitamin D with K2 ..
the nurse noticed i had not been for a year .. because i never got sick frankly .. the NHS is next door to my home and i,m never going in ...except for the yearly checks (age67) . I had no covid shots and i have not had a cold as long as i can remember at least in 10 years .
My wife and I started taking 3,000 IU of D3 and 100 mcg of K2 when we first heard you speak about it almost 2 or 3 years ago. Living near Lindsay, Ontario, Canada, we do not receive enough sunlight from November to March. This new information is astounding and could potentially save thousands of lives. I have to agree with you, it is about $$$$. Thank you for your research and sharing of the real data. Blessings to you and keep helping us see the truth.
3,000 may be a little on the low side. 5,000 would be better - along with the K2.
I take 10,000, but mostly because I tend to forget and skip a day (or two)....
Vitamin D is actually a hormone, that's why it is so important.
Important too is that this vitamin (and few others) should be taken with food or something with a little healthy fat. A fat source (a carrier) is recommended for the body to absorb it - it needs a healthy gut.
I live in Florida, and too many people here are still low or deficient. It may be the absorption issue.
I just got blood work, and my doctor appt. is in 2 weeks. I haven't been to a doctor in years even though I have good health insurance. Husband and I are in out late 60's.
I take Vitamin B's, C, E, Lutein (eyes), Pre/ProBiotic, and the D3-K2.
Two of these vitamins are from Dr. Berg, which have added minerals to them.
@@kathyashby6019 We do take additional supplements for our health and our diet is high in fruits and vegetables. we are health conscious with our foods and exercise. WE try never to eat processed foods. I have not seen my doctor in years. If I want to see my doctor, I have to call the office to speak with the receptionist who will give me a day the doctor will call me. Then I speak with the doctor who says the receptionist will call me with a date for a visit. The receptionist calls and schedules an appointment ten to fourteen days away. Yes, this is the Canadian medical system. So, it can be anywhere from ten to 25 days before I see my doctor depending on how many days between phone calls.
watch the videos of Dr Holick, the guy that has written the book on Vit D....amazing videos. At the start of our lockdown in(Waterloo) Ontario 2020, I watched the Dr Holick presentation to an audience in Vienna. I have taken Vit D at 4000IUD per day ever since....double unvaxxed and still here. the research in Vit D is not definite. More recent studies show we may need 6000IUD/day which is way about the 800 recommended by our 'health' professionals. have fun watching Dr Holick and other researchers in more recent times.
@@steveray8056 Excellent!
Yup, to do the best we can possibly do, according to on our circumstances.
My understanding is that you also need a bit of magnesium (in diet or supplements) in order for the kidneys and liver to convert D3 supplements into the active form. You can take as many Vitamin D supplements as you like, but if the kidneys can't convert it, they are not doing you any good, and your vitamin D levels might remain low.
I was given my warning letter for pre-diabetes last week and it stated that i should seriously consider purchasing Vitamin D3 at the strength of 4000 UI. I'm 58 and neeedless to say it was a bit of a shock for me but not totally unexpected considering i am overweight and totally unfit. Coupled with a recent stroke, i know i have to make a massive change in my lifestyle now.
It will be worth it!
4,000 iu.day is not even a maintenance dose; 10,000 iu is a maintenance dose, 20,000 - 50,000 iu/day with vit K2 is a therapeutic dose with docs supervision wd b a good idea, getting levels checked every month. i hope u didnt get the pointy, if so, all bets are now off the table.
I get D3 and K2 in the same tablet from Amazon at 4000iu each Vitamin and its seemingly cheaper than any k2 supplement on its own!
beware of K2, it causes the blood to clot more than if u didnt take it, so if anyone reading this has had the current medspear(s); which has a much higher incidence of klotz, i wd NOT take K2 if youve had the medspear. @@LlibertarianGalt
My U. S. doctors failed to tell me to start taking vitamin d while I was diagnosed for pre-diabetes. I could have begun working proactively if I were told.
These days it's hard to trust anyone from the medical field but your advice has been well received by me for the last year. Thank you Dr.
Due to the increase in underlying conditions and excess mortality, increasing vitamin D intake can only help 👍
Ya dog's got tits!!!
Get out in the star light 😂😎😂
Sunlight and fresh air, that will help body and spirit. For those working or otherwise stuck indoors supplements, tailored to the persons needs, could be life (&quality of life) preserving and cost a tiny fraction of a percent of the cost of letting it go. It could add decades to some peoples lives!
@@MrCheesywaffles AIDS is good for Covid as well
Well if you don't take vitamin K with D3 you can increase the plaque build up in the arteries
Thank you, Dr. John, for making medical information so easy to understand and for your diligence in putting it out here. Much peace and health to you!
He’s a quack and you are poorly educated
I’m a Veteran, USAF, and the Veterans Administration provides all of my health care. I have a blood test every 6 months, and Vitamin D is something they always check.
They use a ng/mL with an acceptable range of 30-70. I am running about 60 ng/mL. I take 2000 units of Vitamin D daily.
And as you have pointed out in previous videos, Vitamin D is helpful protection from the COVID virus.
No scientific evidence for that assertion.
@@derekarnold3665 Sorry but there is. Stop being lazy and do a little research. And do not stop with page 1 of Google. Google is a disgusting biased platform that does not like the truth.
@@derekarnold3665Yes there is. That's a blatant lie.
My brother had diabetes II for 16 years; with a septuple heart bypass in the 10th year and 80 units insulin per day. Just kept getting worse with this standard of care. I then taught him an extreme keto diet (75% fats ... mostly olive, avocado or coconut oils, 15% proteins, and 15% "roughage". By the end of the 3rd week insulin needed was 0 (zero). 2 months later his A1C was down to 5.3 compared to 6.7 for the last 16 years. His doctors proclaimed him 'cured', no longer diabetic or even pre-diabetic. Prevent a diabetic relapse mainly requires less than 25 grams sugar or refined starches per day. Re; Vit D3, he has had monthly bouts of gout for 20+ years, yet upon taking 30,000 unit vit D3, his gout attack went away in 20 minutes, and has not returned in the 4 years since, while taking 30.000 units/day. As always thank you Dr. Campbell for your continuing education on health.
Did the same myself. Only Keto/LCHF works.
How old is your brother, if I may ask :) ? What an impressive result! Thank you for this testimony!
@@missstarrynight7736 He was 69.
great one
@@Bernard-ux2eb
What you meant by LCHF?
I vouched for Vitamin D 3 BEFORE the pandemic not least after watching your channel !
I was called Mrs D 3 by my friends here in Malta trying to pull my leg.
Those who did take my advice and took the vitamin and even subscribed to your channel came out much much better than those who didn't .
And my diabetic husband would be worse without it as well !! SO THANK YOU DR CAMPBELL !!
If you havent seen this I highly recommend it a meta-analysis on Vit D
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@@theydontlikeitupem7363 Thanks, I watched it :) .
Some people have reversed type2 with keto and intermittent fasting.
Few month ago, i finished one free education, 3 days long about vitamin D titration. IT is organized For any g.p. Or other doctors. After That, I started testing ALL my patients as routine initial research and add propper dosige as needed and re-test them after two month and adjust dosige if needed. Your video is helpful, thank you For a great effort
Thank you so much bringing this to light.. 🙏🏼💜
something so simple and safe. I’m a RN case manager in the states and I see this first hand daily when I talk to our patients, when I review labs with them (after their physician has done that of course).
I do find that we are testing the A1C a lot more in the recent years, and in younger patients now, I’ve seen it checked in patients in their 30s -which is excellent.
One thing I encourage everyone to ask from their doctors.. I encourage them to request an insulin level-this shows how resistant or sensitive our cells are to sugar/glucose..
If fasting insulin is high, it means your cells are less sensitive to the effects of that insulin and your body makes more. This is the precursor to “pre-diabetes” , so in essence it’s the pre-prediabetes marker..
“Normal” fasting insulin is under 19, some labs will have under 20. Optimal level is under 8..
** would love to hear a chat about insulin level and insulin sensitivity/resistance Dr Campbell..🤗🤓
They should put you on the TV like the old public service announcements. It would save so much money. You are the tonic the world needs.
Thank you from the USA for this presentation, Doc. My wife and I had to change Doctors when we retired 13 years ago. Our new Doc puts all his PTs in D3 and a B-complex pill. Our overall health improved REMARKABLY. Example: I used to have headcolds every year, lasting pretty much throughout the Winters. Since starting on D and B, I have not had one single headcold... in 12 Winters ! On my own, I started us on K2 MK-7 180mcg several years ago and reported it to my young Doc, who had never heard of MK-7. THANK YOU to you, SIr, and to all the other Doctors who spend time making Internet presentations to advance the cause of human health and wellbeing. Blessings to you, Sir.
Head colds. When I chelate properly using the Andy Cutler chelation protocol, I experience transient head colds.
I also take k2 with my d3. Whenever I hear others talking about taking d3 I tell them to get k2. No one has ever heard of it. Once I explain how it works with d3 they are all in. I also rarely have any illness such as colds other than when I caught Covid, and I’ve been on this regimen for over a year now. Everyone always screams vitamin c, rightly so, but it appears d3 is the true unsung hero.
The guy is not a medical doctor, but a nurse instructor. However, it's fine for him to use the term Dr as he has a PhD, which makes him a Doctor of Philosophy.
@@yeahtbh.161go away scrote !
What matters is the actual knowledge, not the letters behind one’s name.
Hi Dr C, I recently had a battery of investigation blood tests done, over 60 & 3 MRIs but wasn’t assessed for vitamin D levels despite previously being low. I was prescribed vitamin D at the time but was never advised to take vitamin K with then & I’ve never had a follow up to check levels. My own research, originally from the Vitamin D Council, now the Vitamin D Society contains a wealth of info. My only problem is remembering to take them! PS Great work Dr. C!
My Dr recently gave me a script for 2 doses of vit D, one very high to start, and the second a more normal dose. She didn't explain why however. Thank you for your videos, I'm learning a lot. I've been back and forth on med compliance, this inspires me to at least take my vit D.
SoI am a UPS driver in my 60's. I take a DOT ( Department of Transportation) exam yearly.
A year and a half ago, after my exam I was diagnosed with pre diabetes . so last August I was scheduled to take my exam once again. I was told by a acupuncturist that Lime juice helps to stabilize sugar levels. So, the Friday before the Monday that I was scheduled to take my exam, I started to juice 4 limes three times a day. and I only ate veggie's and leafy greens with small pieces of chicken and steak, no carbs. On the Sunday before my exam, I had one big meal that included eggs and veggies, and some meat. That meal ended at 2:45pm, and the rest of the day I was taking my Lime juice. I did not have my exam until 10:30 the next day. The test showed, to the surprise of the examiner, that there was no sugar in my urine. And I did not take their recommended medication.
Always wash off the line juice from your hands, face and other skin areas. There's been a number of cases of line juice burn. Line juice reacts with sunlight and causes dermatitis. Look up "Margarita burn" to confirm.
The lime juice had nothing to do with it. You changed your diet. Period.
You eliminated sugar and carbs. What did you expect? You might have fooled the test results but you did not fool your body. Good luck to you.
Yes I changed my life style not a diet. And my blood test was normal, for those sounding resentful in their response to me. Good luck to you,
Yes I changed my life style not a diet. And my blood test was normal, for those sounding resentful in their response to me. Good luck to you,
I have been saying for 30 years that T2 Diabetes is on an alarming rise in this country, (UK). I am Type two since 2012. I used to work 80 plus hours a week in construction, was fit as a fiddle so I was really shocked when I was diagnosed. I knew something was wrong, because energy levels were lower and I kept dropping my trowel, that never happens to a good brickie!
I've been looked at like a fool, even by my GP. Pharma is not helping to reduce Diabetes as they make larger and greater profits from it every year, year on year.
I'm not a conspiracy theorist, all the evidence you need is written in plain sight
If you reduce your daily carbs to 50 mgs per day, practice intermittent fasting, and take 4000 units of vitamin daily your díabetes will be gone in months. I can guarantee it, and did exactly that myself. Go to YT channel Beat Diabetes and Dr Jason Fung, the world authority on the subject.
Look up Dr Jason Fung , instead of this old quack 😮
Big Pharma wants to "treat" illnesses (continually), NOT cure them.
I hope you get better Fruit Gum but I dont understand why you expect Pharma to sort your diatetis? Type 2 can be reversed by weight loss exercise cutting out sugar processed foods and carbs plus taking cheap vtamin D as shown by Dr Campbell. Big Pharma cannot cure poor lifestyle choices however much they charge or profits they make. Get well soon and sorry if you think my comment is a little harsh.
@@JohnSmith-ch9lp no ! Your comment is not harsh , it merely highlights the clownery of Campbell. He has been in the health care profession for more more than 40 years . - doctors knew this 25 years ago, inasmuch a fasting regime far out weighs any vitamin or supplements.
This dude is a fucking quack !
I have Diabetes Mellitus (aka Type II aka T2D) and started taking large doses of Vitamin D back in the pandemic _thanks to the advice on this site._ When I did finally succumb to Covid, it was just a sniffle. I've kept up the VitD, alongside losing 30lbs, and walking a lot. My mother developed T2D in her late 60s, as did I and my identical twin (we're 71). There's a hereditary predisposition, as in so many diseases. Correct dietary changes can help the condition enormously.
Thank you very much for caring about people and all of the time and effort that you put into your research, Kevin.
I also think part of the issue is high fructose corn syrup. If you see how long it takes the body to clear it and the fact that it's in mostly everything, the body stays in a very high level of glucose.
People have infantilised themselves with regard to healthcare. They spend hours researching which electronic gadget to buy, but not 5 mins on their health: they expect it to be packaged up by their health provider and delivered in a once daily medication. If it takes more effort than that they’re not interested. And yet,when it all goes horribly wrong it’s not their fault.
Couldn’t agree more! Thank you Dr. Campbell for continuing to speak the truth! I own a small direct-pay functional medicine clinic In Wisconsin and am regularly appalled at the vitamin D levels here…even at the end of summer (likely thanks to sunscreen and working indoors). We offer a vitamin D level for just $42 to anyone who wants it.
Thank you Sir. I am an American disabled veteran with several autoimmune issues. Thank goodness John Hopkins told me about D3 4/5 yrs ago as it related to the US V.A. Dept rheumatologist doctors from Stanford couldn’t get my Lupus for a decade under control. Vitamin D3 especially for darker skinned people should be AN immediate concern and voice as we don’t process it as lighter hues, due to melanin.
My Lupus and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis has been in remission since 2018. I take up to 6000 icu to keep COVID at bay and keep my inflammatory issues and markers down/low.
Thank you, Sir for your brilliance and fearlessness!
It's great you are taking the D3 but as many others have mentioned it is of the utmost importance you also take the vit K2 because of the likelihood of pacification of your arteries.
Dr Campbell does mention is and was not aware of its importance (K2) when he first started encouraging people to supplement with the D3.
Wishing you well!
Whilst Vitamin D should not be considered a health in a pill solution to unhealthy lifestyles it's very clear that we should be making sure we get our sunshine Vitamin in sufficient quantity.
I have Bateman's purpura & have to avoid sunlight. Same with my Arnold's neuralgia: no sunlight. And to think I adore the sun! :(
I started taking vitamin D about a year and a half ago. These past two winters I haven't suffered from the bouts of depression that I tend to get more frequently in the winter. I've also stopped using sunscreen unless I'm going to be out for an extended time.
Low D3 definately contributes to depression in me.
After watching your videos I started taking Vit D 8000ui per day. I feel better mentally but I have also found it helps My HBA1C Diabetes results in check too! Always struggled with my results regarding control but since starting vit D I have regularly met the control limits. Thank you x !
I’ve spread your videos to all my family and friends because of your kind ways in educating people in the best way possible . Thank You Dr. Campbell ( Boston)
The NHS recommend 400iu vit d3 max. I haven't taken much notice of that and I too take 4000iu. Foods that contain vit k2 include egg yolk, chicken, liver, butter, eel, natto, sauerkraut. Neither myself nor my partner (83) have had covid, nor are we diabetic! I also check my blood sugar levels most days and adjust my diet accordingly if it's higher than I prefer. My father died of diabetes complications and my sister has it, with many complications, both type 2. I simply don't want to go there so we eat a low carb diet with all home-cooked food, no ultra-processed foods at all. Less processed foods in the shopping trolley means more fresh foods can be afforded. Eggs for breakfast most mornings too! Thanks for your videos John. I find them extremely informative and, above all, honest!
Great to hear you championing the cause, when i mentioned vit D to my “specialist diabetic nurse” it was poo-poo’d, along with being be-littled for trying low-card that genuinely reduced my hba1c from 22 to 6.5… i have no idea what she specialised in but it wasn’t in my care…
I had a 'diabetic nurse' like that too when I was pre-diabetic. She suggested I eat granola for breakfast instead of skipping breakfast and told me that I was going to be diabetic, "it is just a matter of time"!! So I stopped eating sugar but if I'd been naiive I might have followed her advice and developed it. I complained to the surgery and they closed ranks and said they would not tolerate me being critical of their colleague. Anyway I think she was confused when she went for the job and was actually a diabetic herself.... I haven't developed it so far 🤞
@@suecollins9775 skipping breakfast is better!! I had a doctor tell me that since I’m prediabetic I need to eat more often and small meals throughout the day… when I previously told her my Hba1c went from 6.6 to 6.1 with four months of intermittent fasting… did I listen to her… No, still fasting! Everytime we eat, our insulin spikes and our bodies spend that time digesting food instead of repairing… now I’ve stopped sugar and all processed foods…and taking vitamin d/ k3 because I’m deficient. I’ll recheck my vitamin d and A1c in six months! And the only reason I knew my vitamin d levels is because I was adamant that they check it. I said to them I want my vitamin d checked.
My PCP wouldn't refer me to a diabetic specialist. He said, "Pfft, you don't need a specialist." 🙄 I told him I was going to do Keto and he argued with me it was dangerous and could put me into ketoacidosis. 🙄 I tried to educate him. 3 months later he re-checked my A1C and it went from 7.1 to 5.6. He said I was at the top of the normal range and not even pre diabetic. Asked me what I was doing. I told him keto and he said wow, I wish all of my diabetic patients would do that. 🤣
@@suecollins9775 i have only met 1 trained diabetic doctor,,,,,NOT a nurse who has read the odd book,and thinks they are an expert?.on diabetes......they are dangerous people,
@@Karen_Busch i reversed my type 2 in 3 weeks and was complimented by three different doctors,,,,sadly i have turned ,need to go back to low carbs,,,(cauliflour is a life saver),,,,,!!!!!!!!
Thank you for this excellent posting, and for all your posts, Dr. Campbell. You are so very much appreciated. 💗
I had covid which effected my body. Vitamin D deficiency showed up. Boarder line diabetes. As a world class athlete. The symptoms crucified me. I take double the Vitamin d than I used to. To manage my blood glucose levels. I take Lemon and cinnamon in hot water . Which has bought my blood glucose levels down. Vitamin D3 everyone should be on Vitamin D3 especially our Kid's.
Dr Campbell, living in New England in the States we too get no vitamin D from October - March. I took your advice at the start of the pandemic and started taking 4000 IUs of vitamin D daily. The next winter the eczema I get every winter did not appear and my colonoscopy two years after taking vitamin D came up clean, instead of the 6-8 polyps they have been extracting ever other year. I have spread the word to my family up here and they also are taking vitamin D. Thank you for your advice and my insurance would not pay for my D blood levels titred unless I paid $500 out of pocket for the test.
check with Quest Diagnostics for a lump sum payment for as many tests as you want apparently. I have not gone into the details and I am not sure if they are up there in New England. I am in Maryland and they are widely present.
I also contacted a clinic for HRT (hormone replacement therapy) who charge $200 for a month for the treatment and all tests included.
Insurance did not pay for the vit d lab test for me either but it cost $80. For me
John Campbell is once again misleading:
I read the RTC included in the analysis he is referring to, GOOGLE it!:
"Vitamin D 20,000 IU per Week for Five Years Does Not Prevent Progression From Prediabetes to Diabetes"
The OBVIOUS prevention is to change to a healthier lifestyle, homemade healthy food and cut down sugar/carbs!
I live in Norway and have no vit D deficiency, we eat
Fatty fish like sardines, mackerel, trout, herring, salmon with plenty of vit D.
Sugar is the killer:
czcams.com/video/dBnniua6-oM/video.html
Clear info here::
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@@dicentra7302 I am an attorney and I am very much aware of how people make disclaimers because many people are sue happy, especially in the US, so I don't read the references you make as absolute truth.
In my US city, if you ..walk in lab.. your vid D test alone is 50 for hidroxy and 85 for dihydroxy. I buy a much bigger combo and D test get cheaper. I've done so many years, and although I'm outdoors frequently in a sunny place, my vit D comes in at 26! 30-100 is normal, and I take a 50 pill every other day...that reminds me...
I lived out in the tropics for years. Got around using a car, didn't go for long walks, just regular gym exercise and I was very slim. I moved back to the UK, I no longer drive and I walk a lot, but still put on a lot of weight. I think the lack of sunshine has something to do with it. I will get my vitamin D levels checked.
Or, maybe like me you just got old in which case everything is harder.
When I visited my mom in Florida years ago, I lost 11 pounds in 2 weeks without trying. I live in far northern Minnesota. I really think the sunshine had a lot to do with it.
My friend has been told she's got Diabetes. I'm going to tell her about tgis! Thanks for bringing our attention to this little known help we can all get before it's too late!
I'm relatively healthy and I went to the doctor and manually requested a blood test mainly to check my cholesterol and found out I'm in the pre-diabetes group. Had I not requested a test I would never know and most people especially men don't go to the doctor unless their arm is hanging off by the bone so I imagine lots of them may be in the same group or worse than me. But here in the US no one talks about regular checkups, except dental ones, and getting blood work is like pulling teeth.
cutting carbs drastically, intermittent fasting, exercise for strength (weights), and vitamins are the way to go
Good advice, I would add that you need to replace carbs with fat for energy levels- natural fats.
A1C went down to 4.8 NOT cutting carbs, instead cutting out animal products and highly processed foods like flour, oils, sugar, eating whole plant based with 80+% carbohydrates is working for me and diabetes is all over in my family. It is impossible to get diabetes with numbers below 5.
Cutting excess sugars, cutting off grain starches entirely and focusing on meat while eating way less and far less frequently. You eat more, you need more vitamins. And we eat waaay to much and too often in our society.
@@kathryntokarska1738- What exactly do you eat ?
@@TheMentalblockrock definetely not, thats terrible advice, people eat way too many carbs than they need. You dont need that much carbs for a normal day. Glucemic index is what matters. Too much fat is poison.
Thank you! Five years ago diagnosed as diabetic, congestive heart failure, previously stage 3 liver disease and renal disease. Started using app to track vitamin D from sun and supplements (D-Minder) and getting vitamin D daily. Went to a non-gmo, hormone free diet (close to Mediterranean or Alkaline vegan but eating small amounts of high quality meat). Growing much of my own food.
Doing amazing: Liver numbers look great, diabetes under control (still using insulin), and kidney function is normal now.
Wow!!
I am diabetic type 1. My pancreas was removed after I was wounded in 1982. Started to take vitamin B after watching this and the benefits have been astounding. If it helps me just think what it could do for type 2 diabetics.
This is SO interesting. I live in Johannesburg (lots of sunshine). I was diagnosed with Type 2 in around April 2020. If I take Vit D daily, would that help my Type 2? I cannot take Vit K2 as I'm on Warfarin. I'd love to hear comments on this. Thanks. My glucose levels are between 5.9 and 8.0.
I take insulin injections 3 times a day as well as one, 1000mg Glucophage 2x per day. Thank you.
My levels have been very high over 200 for about 2 months I don't take vitamin D but I will have to grab some I kind of felt this , so thank you for this report I see my Dr this week to talk about my levels and I find you are right on in why this is going on and what we should do man oh man thank you sir !
I was diagnosed with T2 niddm in November of 2017 weight then was 23 stone. My GP instantly prescribed Metformin and Statins. I asked for time. By June 2018 I had lost 8 stone and was returning a normal HbA1c for a non diabetic. Fast forward to last week and my GP stating that I’m in remission from T2 diabetes after never having a high HbA1c since.
I have kept the weight off. Run 40 plus half marathons, 2 trail marathons, an ultra marathon and completed several loaded challenges. I will be 56 this year. My resting HR is 54 BP 112/78 VO2 max is 43. Prior to 2017 I couldn’t walk 500m.
I simply cut out all processed foods and free sugars and walked 5km per day to get my initial weight loss. I’ve also survived CV19 despite being unvaccinated and in the at risk group. Oh and I never took the statins or metformin. Exercise and diet also brought me back from the brink of suicide after a diagnosis of ptsd in 2018.
Well done. You are the type of patient that doctors love - the type who is prepared to change their lifestyle, and puts in the work to improve their health. Many won't change their lifestyle, and for them meds are the only option.
Vitamin D is arguably THE most important vitamin. It is involved in so many bodily functions and procedures. I believe it's critical to a healthy life. I take vitamin K2 and D3 in varying quantities (avg 7500IU a day) and I've been doing that for 10 years.
Good to know that, make sure you take it with vitamin K2 ( MK7 ) variant in the daytime and at a different time of the day ideally at night time before bed take magnesium which it needs to absorb also but magnesium can affect K2 absorption hence the different timing needed .. but all are needed. Most of us are magnesium deficient by the way. Things like reflux medication block it even more .
I hope this helps
@@theancientsancients1769 When a person takes 10.000 IU of vitamin D3 per day - how much of vitamin K2 should be taken daily along with that?
As a diabetic (type 2) diagnosed in 2000 This is the FIRST time hearing about the role of vitamin D in helping prevent the disease. I only started taking D in 2021 to help prevent Covid taking 2 1000 unit gel caps daily. I wish Dr Campbell had talked about the effects of taking vitamin D for somebody who has been diabetic for a long time but its reassuring to see that I am (even if its accidental) on the right path.
Is it a shame that your own medical doctor cannot discuss this with you like they didn't with me I just found out 4 weeks ago that I'm a diabetic I had no idea I knew that I was tired a lot but I also found out a year-and-a-half that I had MS so I thought maybe tired was related to that because that also can happen with that disease I think doctors need to go back to school to learn how to find the root cause of why somebody is not well because they just keep prescribing medicine without finding out what really is going on it's so annoying that we have to know more than they know.... how is your condition?
I have to take 5,000 am 5,000 pm for 10,000 daily
you wont fix much by taking that amt; a maintenance dose is 10,000 iu/day and a therapeutic dose is 20,000 iu/day - 50,000 iu/day with vit K2, docs supervision, get your levels tested monthly until you get to 80-100 level.
I am DM 2. Thank you for posting this Dr. Campbell.
I take it everyday as i am a SAD person. Especially in winter, i am in Scotland
I know of people who have reversed their diabetes by simply cutting out the sugar and carbs, going on a low carb/Keto diet. These people also shed a huge amount of weight. I'm not diabetic myself, but have had success losing stubborn fat (I'm 57) by cutting out the carbs and sugar.
They are 100% cured? Ive cut out processed foods and animal products instead, no diabetes.
I’ll be 55 in march and share a similar tale. Lost over 120 pounds in a couple of years. Feel like I am floating compared to that extra weight. Almost no pain and I was carrying bundles of shingles up a ladder a couple weeks ago. Lemon juice in warm water alone does wonders
@@kathryntokarska1738 Look at Dr David Unwin videos on CZcams. He prefers the word remission. I am off all medications for my T2D and eat under 20grams of carbs a day! Very hard but I feel great.
@@kathryntokarska1738 Cutting out processed foods is a fantastic start. Animal products aren't necessarily a problem, but diet is such a personal thing, and if it works for you, fine. Cutting back on carbs - especially processed is also very useful if you have or are in danger of diabetes (I'm in the latter group).
Not 100% cured but in remission. I.e. if you are following a programme such as low carb/keto and it works, it will only work for as long as you follow it. There's no permanent reset button.
My brother had a blood sugar number of 11 several months ago. He started a low carb/keto diet and now he's at 5.8. He will continue on his path with a new diet for the rest of his life.
This groundbreaking study sheds light on the potential link between Vitamin D levels and the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes in individuals with prediabetes, offering valuable insights into the role of Vitamin D in insulin secretion and glucose metabolism. A significant contribution to the ongoing research on diabetes prevention and management.
thank you John for being a doze of sanity in these insane times. it is very much appreciated
I had type 2 diabetes 2 years ago. After 2 years of lifestyle changes, my fasting blood glucose is now in the 60s. My condition was caused by lack of sleep, lack of daylight exposure (Vitamin D), eating processed food (Ramen anyone?), excessive carbs (lots of spaghettis and rice), eating late night snacks, lack of exercise, letting my work stress get to me, etc. Well, I fixed all that. Now at least my blood sugar is under control. As Dr. Campbell said, diabetes is no laughing matter. However, you may be able to beat it with a lot of lifestyle changes. Other than the higher expense of eating whole foods, the lifestyle changes are free.
Healthline reviewed the paper that Campbell cites and pointed out :
The researchers noted that a decrease of 15% is lower than other type 2 prevention strategies:
Intensive lifestyle modifications can lower the risk by 58%
Metformin can reduce the risk by 31%
So lifestyle changes are much more effective.
Also they noted that 'After the trial ended, approximately 30% of the participants’ glucose levels returned to their levels before the study.'
@@calluna5030 The reversal probably depends on how motivated the person is. Considering that diabetes is associated with high blood pressure, cancer, dementia, etc., I am very motivated.
I had a doctor who prescribed vitamin D to me about six or seven years ago, and I scoffed at him. I took it, but I scoffed. Fast forward to now and I sure am glad he did and that I listened to him. I take 2000 IU a day. I tried 4000 IU and I found it to interfere with my ability to sleep, so I went back down to 2000 IU. It has definitely helped with my depression, and I guess with my immunity because I have not gotten covid. I'm American.
What form do you use for your D3? I've found that gel capsules or tincture all digest very well, but the capsules with powder irritate me at 2000iu daily. I take 40,000iu vitamin D3 daily, because of my autoimmune conditions, the higher dose really helps those conditions.
Different forms can affect digestability.
@@permiebird937 According to my apothecarian and what I later read online, fat plays a big role in the ability to digest and process vitamin D3. I take 5600IU a day in pill form after my morning butter bread and it's been doing wonders for my health over the last year.
I take 10K IT every other day or so..... no problems sleeping
@@permiebird937 Try to get to the root of your autoimmune issues. Usually hidden parasites, mold, etc! I'm excavating that right now.
Are you are taking (or not doing things to minimize melatonin production) melatonin or other things that promote sleep like not using the 'smart' deVICES and EMF radiators that cause your D to drop, and your brain to be too excited? Covid and it's severity is deeply rooted in toxins, vs immune function, as those with longhaul AND post-shot are experiencing hyper immunity issues -- we're too strong ;) ....but yeah, look into the night hygiene maybe and other things that are preventing the D from facilitating good sleep. I find it helps me sleep better! :) Way too many variables though...
Thank you Dr John, my wife was told she was pre diabetic and has since cut out most sugar and processed foods as well as taking multivitamins. We checked the label on her multivitamins and found that there wasn’t much vitamin D in there; she is now taking extra D3 as well.
Thank you very much for sharing this with us ; I have been following you for a while and I enjoyed all your presentations; I am a medical doctor myself in Egypt and I look forward to sharing our observations and clinical experiences; again thank you very much.
The information that you offered on vitamin D originally brought me to your channel in March 2020. For my family this clearer understanding of the role that quality sunlight (and the need to supplement when this sunlight is not available) plays in our health is the number one benefit that has come out of watching your channel during that period, and from the C-19 pandemic generally.
When you cross reference the top pathologies associated with vitamin D deficiency (diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and cancer), the top pathologies suffered in deficient populations, and the prevalence of these deficiencies/pathologies in these populations (40-85% < 20 ng/mL) the picture becomes very clear. Eradicating Vitamin D deficiency is the low hanging fruit in a healthcare crisis! It is perhaps the most shameful scandal of our time that our public health officials have ignored these basic correlations and failed to develop strategies that could safely and effectively mitigate such massive suffering on a global scale with relative ease.
MedCram - 'Vitamkn D is not enough', I believe clarifies the distinction between suplimentation with vitamin D and getting it via sun on the skin.
There might be benefits to the body's natural immune system from taking supplements - as per John Campbell PhD's video here.
It is my belief that many or even most of our health problems stem from a failing, damaged natural immune system.
@@keithalderson100 There are benefits to both. John just showed you studies on taking vitamin d. You also need sunlight for other benefits.
Pharma can’t make huge profits from vitamin D and it will cure diseases that they profit massively from. The medical industry has no incentive to make us healthy only to treat existing ailments with the most expensive drugs possible preferably with side effects that you need more pharma drugs to counter.
I'm curious what you think of carnivore Paleo and keto diets?
Vitamin D supplementation is not the lowest hanging fruit.
Cutting out carbs is the lowest hanging fruit.
No carbs, no diabetes.
Vitamin D supplementation can reduce 15% of cases of diabetes.
Carb reduction can reduce 99% of diabetes.
Dr. Campbell id dead wrong about eating fruits and vegetables in order to help with diabetes.
Diabetes revolves around glucose; you could call it chronic elevated glucose disease.
Eating carbs elevates glucose (eating protein does too but to a much lesser degree). Glucose increase triggers insulin release.
Eventually, if glucose levels remain high long enough, the body developes a resistance to the balancing effects of insulin and all sorts of health problems begin.
But the root is eating carbs.
It's not a nutrient deficiency that fruit and plants can solve.
Your focus on D and k2 have been truly illuminating.
It would be great if you could expand your videos to cover other vitamins & supplements like C, E, Magnesium, Potassium, Iron, the B family, etc, etc.
You are able to ferret out studies on these compounds that could benefit your viewers immensely. We are basically left to our own devices, given the pharmaceutical industry isn't interested in promoting anything unless they have patented it.
Watch Dr berg
I eat a meat based diet and get my vitamins that way, but I still take 5000iu of d3 daily.
Without zinc, non of the others work. So don't forget zinc!
Check out doctor bergs channel on youtube for information about nutients.
@@nancy9478 me too. Using meat based no carb diet I have reversed high Blood pressure, reversed T2 to pre diabetes- I never talk of a cure. Weight has dropped off effortlessly. I also take 8000iu D3 with K, C, zinc. I have porphyria triggered by sunlight so I never out on the sun, and still overweight hence the higher D3 dose.
I no longer daily take the 10 prescribed meds as they are not needed, and no longer have side effects.
As John always says, I discussed this with my GP and Consultant clinical biochemist, before I embarked on this. They thought I was bonkers, as I did not accept T2 as a degenerative disease leading to early death. That is what happens when it is untreated, or treated with metformin without addressing diet.
Wow! I think you're spot on. They should consider prescribing or recommending it for glucokinase (mody) a condition which is very prone to tipping into type 2 diabetes. I have this condition, I've never been overweight & I've been trying not to tip into type 2 for years. Except for a couple of occasions mostly I've succeeded. The last time my blood glucose was too high I was also feeling unwell & very achy. A blood test showed my vit D levels were extremely low. I was prescribed vit D/calcium and I couldn't believe the difference. It was wonderful to feel well again! My blood glucose levels also returned to normal and out of the type 2 range. I thought this was a consequence of feeling better, so did my GP. Your video is certainly food for thought. Thank you.
Thanks to Dr. Campbell, I took Vit. D3, K2 and some other vitamin and minerals to avoid getting Covid-19 (my job required me to work around the public!) and it worked like a charm! I've been taking it ever since. It's great to know that Vit D also reduces the risk of diabetes since I have a family history and am concerned about developing it. Now, if only I can take something to get rid of my sugar cravings I'd be thrilled! Thanks so much for the important information you provide to us Dr. Campbell! I for one am very grateful!
Yes, I have Sarcoidosis and have been taking 6000 IU daily since seeing Dr. Campbell's talks. My tested level is 40 ng/ml. I am obese as well so was concerned about fat sequestration, versus the contraindication of Sarcoidosis. Also, I have lost 65 pounds in the last year having cut out carbs, and my A1C levels dropped out of pre-diabetes.
Congratulations on that.
wowsers.
There is more to the D story and sarcoidosis than the one most GPs know. The caution has been that D levels would drive calcium into soft tissues, but it isn't as simple as that.
Well done on cutting the carbs!
I have Sarc as well. This is the 1st time I've ever seen it mentioned in comments. I have it in my heart, lungs and liver and an associated rare, extremely painful neuropathy type condition. I'm extremely underweight. It just fell off when I had severe rxs to all the meds they through at it (roids didn't work). I'm trying very hard to stop carbs too because the pain is agonizing. Congrats, fellow Sarc warrior. It's a horribly brutal disease. Keep up the good fight 💪 💜
Interesting! I was considered pre-diabetic by my GP for years. I started taking vitamin D supplements at the beginning of the covid pandemic because I heard it helped the immune system. In my last three physicals my doctor congratulated me on no longer being pre-diabetic. I had not connected the vitamin d to that but it makes sense now.
Keep your carbs low and carry on.
You don’t want to BOOST your immune system. That’s called an auto immune condition.
wow that's super. I also on the advice of my cardiologist started with D and zinc. I'm going to jump my D up to 4000 plus the K2 tomorrow. seriously. I'm pre diabetic so it's encouraging to hear you're doing better
How many units did you take a day?
@@1babygirlg I'll jump in . not my comment tho but I started at 2500 vitamin D.starting today I'm at 3500 and 120mcg of the K.
Thanks to you I started taking vitamin D back in 2020 due pandemic. Last time I checked my D3 level I had 160 nmol. I decreased my vitamin D3 to 1000 IU for maintenance.
I will start taking vitamin D3 from tomorrow without any further delay
Thanks for your nice message and support GOD BLESS YOU DEAR
Keep teaching and telling the truth. You are ALL WE GOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vitamin d is not a vitamin according to science it acts like a hormone and effects are similar to antidepressants. It's like 100% beef company that was sued for not being 100% beef. I stopped trusting it when they forced it into our food and stole a lot of medical tax money to do it. We don't need it in the food supply as this leads to likely overdose of what was once rat poisons like tomcat look it up no joke
I have noticed for years that I become lethargic in the last week of November, and it hangs on until spring.
This year, when it started, I doubled my Vit D3 from 2000 to 4000 IU. The lethargy went away, and has not
come back. This may be the best winter I have had since I was a kid. I am 71 years old.
I've been saying my whole life I'm solar powered ;)
I just got diabetes In September 2022. I just had a stroke in 2020 so I am trying to overcome that but when I found out about blindness and foot amputation I got real worried. I’m trying methods to combat diabetes. So far I’ve got an AC of 6. 2. Thanks Dr. Campbell for advising us about Itami meeting D for diabetes. I’ll start taking some soon.
Husband and I have been taking vitamin D supplements for many years. I take 10,000 iu's a day and my level is still only 48 ng/ml. When I was first tested it was 19 ng/ml. I'm overweight so I found it interesting that you said obese people needed to take a higher dose. We do take Vitamin K2 as well. Carnivore/Keto diet has made a world of difference for me. I'm down 40 pounds and things are starting to feel much better. Thanks for all the great work you do!
Sunshine is the correct way because it triggers a whole host of biochemcial processes like transport proteins. The pill by itself does not help osteoporosis and also explains why your levels do not go up
@@WmTyndale - Unfortunately I also have Rheumatoid Arthritis and am taking Plaquenil so I have to watch myself in the sun.
I had this problem when I first started taking 10k iu. Make sure you are using a high quality D3 and k2 but you need magnesium glycinate 600-800 mg to lock the calcium in the bones after the k2 gets it out of the tissues and moves it there. It took me about a year and a half of doing the protocol to get my levels to about 60. Now in between 68-75. I take 5000iu now but with intermittent fasting I have dropped 45 lbs so far and the bone pain I used to have has diminished by 90%. Good supplements make all the difference in the world to me and that doesnt always mean more expensive.
@@lisagates9493 I would recommend Dr. Eric Berg for deep insights on how to regain your health and get off the medicaments. For sunshine you only need 2 half hour periods a week depending where you live. Also there is a product Garden of Life Raw Meal that I used to bring my mother back from dementia. Most of these degenerative disease are diet linked. The food supply has been poisoned by processing, additives and poisoned farmland
@@WmTyndale - I do follow Dr. Eric Berg. I've been carnivore/ketovore since the end of July 2022. It's made a huge difference but I'm not quite there yet. I have been able to half the dose of Plaquenil in that time frame so I'll count that as a victory. The goal is to get off of it completely if possible. I live in the north east of the US. I get more sun in the spring/summer timeframe but it's overcast alot of the time as well.
My sister is fed by IV tube (aluminium poisoning risk) after a year wasting away despite requests, she's still waiting for her vitamin D and aluminum poisoning test back from NHS - 16 years taking oxycodone (covered in ALUMINUM food colouring) in a dark room and they won't even give her HARMLESS silicon drops and vitamin D anyway. I am the one who found out what was wrong with their poison meds
God bless you Alex !
Sending prayers 🙏🏻 ❤
drink 500 ml volvic mineral water daily,it contains a high level of organic silica this safely dissolves and removes aluminium from any part of the body,do a hair tissue mineral analysis test nove detox in the uk approx cost 80 quid do this test after a month of drinking the volvic mineral water ,your sister will be feeling much better and the aluminium will be off the graph in the hair tissue mineral analysis,most autism is vaccine injured,,aluminuim from the vaccine gets into the childs brain,it is neural inflammmation and drinking volvic mineral water reverese that condition,i have seen thousands of autistic kids recover from aluminium in the brain which come from vaccines
80% of vaccines contain toxic aluminium adjuvant, this is a major reason there is so much disease in the Western world.
Vitamin D can be undertaken at most private clinics in the UK. Dr Nyjon Eccles who is one of John's guests some time ago uses a lab that can do the tests.
Started taking 1000 units of vit D every day a couple of months ago. Probably not enough actually, as I'm quite a large man. However, I'm feeling better than ever right now. It seems to me that the first things that doctors should do in some cases is: check your exercise regime, check your diet and check your vit D levels, before they give you meds.
More profitable to give you their meds and keep you sick than cure you.
10,000 IU a day for me keep my vit. D level around 100 it takes about 1 year.
You radical right wing looney...jk..haha
Great insight as usual from Dr. Campbell. That said, reducing caloric intake, especially carbs would also reduce the incidence of diabetes in our overfed and overweight population here in the US. I think this is very important to note as obesity is now being excused, if not celebrated in the US from the woke crowd.
Yes, I also take D3 / K2 and magnesium every day.
I agree with you until you started in on using woke as an insult. To educated people, only uneducated angry people do that. If being woke means I care about my fellow humans, then I’m woke. What does wokeness have to do with this? If anything, the woke people that you despise so much are working to improve health around the world.
Your leftiness is on full display if you don’t understand what he means by “Woke” in this context! He means TV commercials these days that are always showing Fat/Obese people dancing around as “Normal” … Obesity is a disease, it should not be “normalized”
Nothing to do with 'woke', more to do with your politicians and media being sponsored by the food manufacturing industry.
It started with gout, to hypertension, and now Type 2 diabetes…all treated with prescriptions. Also, after taking 10,000 IUs of Vit D supplements daily for nine months, my blood levels STILL came up as “insufficient”. I’m done with doctors treating the symptoms but not resolving the underlying cause. The mounting evidence of the role of blood glucose and Insulin to most diseases through chronic inflammation is growing every year.
I’m DONE with being a passive participant in my healthcare. No more statins. No more Allopurinol, and no more Losartan for me.
First, I’ve eliminated ALL added sugar, processed foods, and artificial sweeteners.
Next, I’ve significantly reduced my carb intake to under 50grams per day.
I’m now eating ONLY natural whole foods. I’m consuming wild caught Salmon at least twice a week, a teaspoon of Cod Liver Oil daily, and a can of wild sardines twice a week. I’m also adding a tablespoon of Apple Cider Vinegar in a glass of water daily.
Most importantly, I’ve been intermittent fasting, ranging from 18/6, 21/3, and OMAD (one meal a day) eating intervals.
Take control of your health. Whether it’s Vegetarian, Pescatarian, Vegan, Carnivore or Keto…NATURAL FOOD should be the new drug.
As a T2 diabetic I can attest to the efficacy of a No/Lo carb, ie Keto diet. My doc wanted to dish out all types medication of course but she let me try a Keto diet first. Within 2 weeks my blood sugar had dropped from 16.2 😮 to 5.2 😊
Cinnamon in tea and food ALSO reduces blood sugar levels.
it's great to hear testimonies that back up advice on health
I was diagnosed as pre-diabetic. This scared me so I switched to a zero carb diet. Within just over 2 months I’d lost almost 20 pounds and my HBA1C was back in the normal range.
I let this diet slip when the pandemic started and my blood sugar levels went right up, along with my weight. I was prescribed medication, 2 large pills daily that don’t agree with me at all, so I will have to cut out the carbs again.
Dr Lustig's studies (with small groups) have shown that simply cutting fructose intake drastically shows great benefits in reducing liver fat and insulin resistance. One could say that low carb, and keto especially, is an extreme version of that
Hope the doctor was pleased?
I've been taking vit d since I started watching this channel. My doctor showed me my levels were low when I asked to check and thanks to this channel my levels are normal and I have had much less colds and such in the last 2 years!
I watch these videos to learn. I am dyslexic. So I am a visual person. Thank you for your hard work.
Keep up the good work Dr. John. We need you. I am type 2.
Thank you. My rheumatologist was only dr to test for vit d. Mine were extremely low. So low I had to lay down during appt. Now 50,000 units weekly.
Forced my symptomatic hubby to get blood tests. He is prediabetic and his hbp. But he initiated a good diet for himself. Surprise surprise. And is on vit d plus other meds. Feels so much better he says.
Thank you for relating this info. I never got covid. Was on high vit d plus zinc as you suggested.
Conside K2 if you are taking Vit D as it ensures it goes to the right places.
I have recently been diagnosed as Vit D3 deficient and given elephant dose (3x20,000u once a week) and the positive effect on my health has been remarkable.
The whole field of Vit D will,I suspect be a rewarding one for medical research as its implications could be enormous.
An East Indian doctor referred to the vitamin D bomb when she first treats sick patients. It is 10,000 i.u. for 3 days for a start and then monitoring the results.
This is not an elephant dose. In a one half hour summer noon sun tanning session your body can produce the equivalent of 20000iu.
It was so interesting to read your comment. Can I ask did you experience low mood with your Vit D deficiency and has this been improved by your treatment? I am dealing with emotional changes due the menopause but I understand that Vit D also has an impact on mood regulation. I hope to persuade my doctor to run the appropriate tests but trying to see a GP at the moment is very difficult. Thanks for reading this and best wishes.
@@helenhucker346 Hi Helen, you should also research vitamin B12 which can also help with moods. Hope this helps
@@helenhucker346 Yes. It has helped a great deal. You may want to check HRT - hormone replacement therapy which has been demonized in the past but they are now saying it really helps. I checked with a place called Royal Medical which charges $200 a month for all the tests including thyroid etc. Will likely do the vitamin D tests as well because it seemed they have a deal with Quest Diagnostics to do tests. I live in Maryland and they may have other labs they work with. Maybe you can do it for a few months, get the necessary information and then decide on what you want to do next.
Wow! This makes sense. My vitamin d level has always been low & I have awful gut absorption issues & Cfs, lupus, Type 2.. I take Vitamin-D every day along with my diabetes meds
My A1C was 5.1! So happy.
Thank you, Dr Campbell, for all the work you do. Much appreciated.