Effect Of Paricalcitol (Zemplar) On Endothelial Function And Inflammation In Type 2 Diabetes And Chronic Kidney Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Severe co morbid conditions - e.g. Cancer, etc.
• •2. Congestive heart failure.
• •3. Inability to give informed consent or attend study related visits.
• •4. Have a history of abnormally high vitamin D or calcium levels in the bloodstream.
• •5. Unwilling or unable to complete screening or data collection procedures.
• •6. Have a known allergy to the study drug.
• •7. Pregnant or breast feeding
• •8. Plasma Calcium \>9 mg/dl
• •9. Patients should discontinue any calcium supplementation prior to entry into the study.
• •10. Other vitamin D analogs (eg Sensipar) and vitamin D preparations are contraindicated