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This prospective observational biomedical study aimed to assess the impact of short-term high-dose vitamin D supplementation on selected metabolic parameters in adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and low serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations. Methods: Thirty patients were enrolled and assigned to receive either 10,000 IU\/day of cholecalciferol (Group A) or a significantly lower dose (960 IU\/day, Group B) for 12 weeks based on recruitment order (odd\/even identification numbers). The primary endpoints were changes in parathyroid hormone (PTH), fasting blood glucose (FBG), calcium, phosphorus, and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c). Results: A strong, statistically significant negative correlation between changes in 25(OH)D and PTH (Spearman r = \u20130.69052, p = 0.0044) was also observed. In the high-dose group, 25(OH)D increased from 17.2 to 31.8 ng\/mL (median change 13.3 ng\/mL), while PTH decreased from 3.27 to 2.76 pmol\/L (median change \u20130.27 pmol\/L). In the lower-dose group, 25(OH)D increased from 18.5 to 28.2 ng\/mL (median change +8.1 ng\/mL). The increase in 25(OH)D was significantly greater in the high-dose group than in the lower-dose group (median change +13.3 vs +8.1 ng\/mL, p = 0.015). Within the observed range, patients with larger increases in 25(OH)D tended to show greater reductions in PTH. Other metabolic markers (HbA1c, FBG, calcium, and phosphorus) remained stable over 12 weeks. 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