Short CommunicationVitamin D concentrations in pregnant women with diabetes attendingfor antenatal care in Far North QueenslandHon C. CHENG,1Caroline de COSTA,1Anna MCLean2and Cindy WOODS11SMD James Cook University, and2Cairns Base Hospital, Cairns, Queensland, AustraliaSerum concentrations of vitamin D were measured in 101 pregnant women with diabetes, both pre-existing andgestational, who attended for antenatal care in Cairns Base Hospital. Eighty-two (81.2%) had sufficient concentrations ofvitamin D, 12 (11.9%) had levels indicating insufficiency and 7 (6.9%) were deficient. These findings contrast with thosein the general population of pregnant women in the region, among whom 93.1% have been shown to have sufficient levels.The study contributes to the ongoing debate around the need for universal antenatal vitamin D screening in Australia.Key words: diabetes, pregnancy, Queensland Australia, vitamin D levels