Vitamin D Relieves Nerve Pain

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Vitamin D relieves nerve pain in diabetics
POSTED BY: Monica Reinagel | July 29, 2008 | 1:34 PM

A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that vitamin D supplementation cut nerve pain from diabetic neuropathy almost in half, prompting researchers to suggest that vitamin D could be used as an effective pain killer for this condition.

Vitamin D is known to aid in nerve growth and all of the subjects in the study were found to have low levels of vitamin D in their blood. The study used a daily dose of 2000 IU of vitamin D3 (about 5 times the recommended daily value), an amount that, according to the study authors, is unlikely to cause harmful effects and might even have beneficial effects on bone health.

If you suffer from nerve pain, tingling, or numbness due to complications of diabetes, you might want to ask your doctor about this study and whether vitamin D supplementation would be appropriate for you.

My Mom's Doc told her about this. She and I both suffer from neuropathy in our hands and feet, but not from diabetes. Mom began using the specified amount of Vitamin D just last week and has already noticed an improvement...including the fibro pain in her elbows. I can't wait to start this and see what happens. Also, he told her to make sure she's taking a B complex as well as fish, borage, and flax seed complex as this helps with nerve and fibro pain. I hope this helps.

hope it works for you Michelle, glad it's helping your Mom.

Good post Michelle. I hope it works as well for you as your mom

That is interesting, I am on 1000 per week, I hope this helps you Michelle