About Our Vitamin D IV Drips

Our vitamin D is made in Australia to the highest standards, and it must be administered as a deep muscular injection (deltoid, or, ideally gluteal), and not as a drip.  This is because it is an oily product and should ‘not’ be given into the vascular system.  One injection shall adequately last 6 months, and this may potentially be extended to 12 months depending on overall levels/ health status.

Given that around 25-50% of the population in developed countries is considered to be deficient in vitamin D, quick and easy supplementation with our injection is handy!  Once deposited, it shall act as a depot (reserve) and slowly get released into the body.

As per best practice, we recommend that patients get their vitamin D level checked and provide us with proof of deficiency.  This is best done by a general practitioner who can assess over health and keep records of all tests.

Interesting Facts

• As people age, the ability to make vitamin D, decreases.
• Vitamin D is actually a fat-soluble hormone and not a vitamin!
• It is usually ‘endogenously’ produced, i.e. made by the body, when people are exposed to the sun.
• Dietary supplementation is possible by eating more oily fish and cheese.
• Those with some bowel disorders, such as Crohn’s disease, my have reduced ability to absorb fatty foods.
• Unfortunately, too much time indoors and the relentless message to use UV-blocking sunscreens all the time, along with more people becoming vegans, has caused a very significant percentage of the population to not produce enough vitamin D.
• Those with darker skin types, need more time in the sun in order to produce vitamin D.
• Vitamin D may also be taken as tablets, and there are two types: D2 (ergocalciferol) and D3 (cholecalciferol).  It is better to consume D3, but even that is slow at raising levels.

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