Power of Vitamin D: A Vitamin D Book That Contains The Most Scientific, Useful And Practical Information About Vitamin D - Hormone D by Sarfraz Zaidi MD

Author:Sarfraz Zaidi MD [Zaidi MD, Sarfraz]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
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Publisher: Sarfraz Zaidi MD
Published: 2015-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

Vitamin D directly acts on insulin producing cells in the pancreas to produce more insulin.

Vitamin D directly acts on the muscle and fat cells to improve insulin action by reducing insulin resistance.

Vitamin D reduces inflammation which is commonly present in patients with Insulin Resistance Syndrome and Type 2 diabetes.

Vitamin D indirectly improves insulin production and its action by improving the level of calcium inside the cells.

Now you can understand the important role vitamin D plays in keeping blood glucose normal. Intuitively, vitamin D deficiency can lead to diabetes.

Evidence That Links Vitamin D Deficiency To Type 2 Diabetes.

Is there any scientific evidence to link vitamin D deficiency to Type 2 diabetes? The answer is yes. Numerous scientific studies have found vitamin D to be low in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

An excellent study (11) was recently published in 2013 in Diabetes Care, the official journal of the American Diabetes Association. In this study, researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston, USA, analyzed a total of 21 prospective studies to explore the relationship between vitamin D deficiency and risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. There was a total of 76,220 participants and 4,996 individuals developed Type 2 diabetes. The risk of developing Type 2 diabetes was reduced by 50% in individuals with the highest levels of 25 (OH) vitamin D as compared to the lowest levels. Each 4 ng/ml (equal to 10 nmol/L) increment in 25 (OH) vitamin D level was associated with a 4% lower risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Evidence That Vitamin D Can Prevent Type 2 Diabetes.

Is there evidence to show that vitamin D can prevent the development of Type 2 diabetes? The answer is yes. In a study (12), researchers from Helsinki, Finland collected health data in men and women from the ages of 40 to 74. None of these individual had Type 2 diabetes at the start of the study. They followed these individuals for 22 years to see the pattern of development of Type 2 diabetes. These researchers found that people who had a higher level of vitamin D were less likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. Thus, vitamin D appears to have a protective effect against the development of Type 2 diabetes.

In another study (13), researchers from Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, USA, found that vitamin D and calcium supplementation were able to reduce progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes. This protective effect of vitamin D was similar in magnitude to other measures which have been shown to reduce the progression from pre-diabetes to diabetes, such as a weight reducing diet, intense exercise and use of the drug metformin.

Can Vitamin D Be Helpful In Patients With Type 2 Diabetes?

Can vitamin D supplementation be helpful if you have already developed Type 2 diabetes? The answer is yes. In a well-designed study (14) from Shandong University, China, researchers enrolled 164 Type 2 diabetics. They divided these diabetics into two groups: one group received vitamin D supplement and the other group served as the control group. At the

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