Vitamin D Supplementation to Patients With Type 2 Diabetes

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of the study is to evaluate if supplementation with vitamin D in a dose of 40.000 IU per week will result in improved metabolic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Tromso
• Treatments: Cholecalciferol; Ergocalciferols; Vitamin D; Vitamins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Type 2 diabetes for at least 1 year

• age 21-75 years

• long-acting insulin at bedtime

• metformin during the day

• for women of child bearing age use of reliable method of birth control

Exclusion Criteria:

• serum creatinine above 130 umol/l for men and above 110 for women

• systolic blood pressure > 175 or diastolic > 104 mmHg

• heart disease

• serum calcium > 2.54 mmol/l

• history of renal stones