Vitamin D supplements / all do not require this, ask your doctor for blood test.

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Your doctor may check your vitamin D level and if it is low, order a

supplement. The amount prescribed to rebuild vitamin D levels may sound like an

enormous amount — a typical dose is 50,000 IU ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) once

a

week for 6 to 12 weeks. Very large doses such as this are needed to rebuild

stores of vitamin D when there is a deficiency. Keeping vitamin D stores in a

normal range requires a lower dose of a supplement. Your doctor can best advise

you if a supplement is a good choice for you and will tell you if you need it.

Always check with your physician before starting an over-the-counter vitamin,

mineral, diet supplement or medicine. These items may be harmful to people with

chronic kidney disease if not taken properly.

The vitamin D, calcium, phosphorus and parathyroid hormone (PTH) connection

Healthy kidneys are rich with vitamin D receptors and play a major role in

turning vitamin D into its active form, 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D or calciferol.

When vitamin D is in its active form, it helps balance calcium and phosphorus in

your body by controlling absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the food you

eat and regulates parathyroid hormone (PTH). >>>>>            Joanne

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