Vitamin D valuable supplement for improving glycemic control in diabetes patients
Afghanistan: According to a study published in BMC Endocrine Disorders, Vitamin D supplementation might reduce FPG, HbA1c, and HOMA-IR in type 2 diabetes patients with low vitamin D status.
Vitamin D has potential extra skeletal outcomes in diabetes and many other diseases. Some hypotheses state its anti-diabetic properties while it may have an essential role in glucose homeostasis.
The question is, Is there any role of Vitamin D in people with diabetes for glycemic control? The evidence remains conflicting in this context.
Mohammad Ashraf Farahmand and colleagues from Tehran University of Medical Sciences have assessed the role of Vitamin D supplementation in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. The indicators of glycemic control were fasting plasma glucose (FPG), HbA1c, and homeostasis model assessment insulin resistance (HOMA-IR).
The researchers collected data from electronic databases like PubMed/Medline, Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), and NIH’s Clinical Trials Registry.
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