Vitamins

[jennifer5232]

I hope I put this in the right thread lol okay, so being diabetic, can I still take the womens one a day vitamin? I am not sure if their is anything in it that would cause a spike in bg or not.

[foxl]

Yes -- although I do not know your age, my Endo is very big on calcium and magnesium too.

And most emphatically, I would ask about Vitamin supplementation -- it is involved in both T1 AND T2D and my internist AND endo both recommend 2000 IU a day -- 5 times hwat a multivitamin contains!

[princesslinda]

I take the One-A-Day Women's Formula with no problems blood sugar wise.

[poodlebone]

I take a generic store brand version of women's one a day vitamins. I also take an iron tablet (low iron) plus a vitamin C to help with the iron. Just recently my CDE added 1000iu of vitamin D to the mix because blood tests showed my levels were low. I know when I see my PCP at the end of next month she'll tell me to go back to taking a calcium supplement which I haven't been doing.

[foxl]

I take a generic store brand version of women's one a day vitamins. I also take an iron tablet (low iron) plus a vitamin C to help with the iron. Just recently my CDE added 1000iu of vitamin D to the mix because blood tests showed my levels were low. I know when I see my PCP at the end of next month she'll tell me to go back to taking a calcium supplement which I haven't been doing.

Interesting. I just got taken OFF calcium supplements, by my Endo, because > 1000 mg / day is associated with arteriosclerosis. She is going to be testing my ionized Ca in Nov as well ...