Posted: Jan 03 2013 at 12:28pm | IP Logged

Please don't take D2 in those amounts. For one thing, it is not very effective, and another the safety at those doses is very questionable. D2 is the plant form and not very effective. It happens to be the only form available by prescription, so the political aspect is also questionable. If you want more info I would look it up, www.vitamindcouncil.org, safety concerns plus breastfeeding are real.

It is D3, cholecalciferol, that you want. Very safe, very effective. Several options: You can take a 50,000 IU once a week for 8 weeks then recheck your level. Available online from bio-tech-pharmacal, very inexpensive and a good reputable company. You can get it in its natural form from www.greenpasture.org, fermented HV cod liver oil. 1/2 tsp max per day- I don't think there is enough in here, so you will need to add a supplement to get more D3 per day, to replenish your levels. If not in the sun at midday, D3 supplements can be added to this to get what you need daily. You can take 10,000 per day for 4-8 weeks and then recheck levels to get them as close to 80 as possible. Or take up to 20,000 daily for 3-4 weeks then recheck. Then go onto the maintenance dose for your weight, 4000IU/day. Don't stay on the high dose for a prolonged time without checking levels.

Gestational diabetes is associated with insulin resistance and diabetes later in life. Keeping a low glycemic diet and exercise, with adequate vitamin D levels helps. I will be presenting the info on the connection to fat metabolism as well, which is underlying the development of insulin resistance. Raising your adiponectin levels is underlying this. You can add in virgin coconut oil, ex virgin olive oil, virgin palm oil, grass fed meat, eggs and dairy fat( HV butter oil from Green Pastures or raw milk from Dungeness Valley Creamery). Eliminate all refined oils, especially the polyunsaturated fats. Hope this helps.