Vitamin D regulates a number of genes involved in diabetes, the co-author of the study told Newsweek.
People with prediabetes and newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes may be able to slow the progress of the condition by taking vitamin D, scientists believe.. The work builds on studies which shows there is a worldwide problem with vitamin D deficiency, and link the deficiency to an inability to process sugar.
The team found taking vitamin D improved how insulin worked in muscle tissue after six months. However, the study was limited because it only involved French Canadians, meaning the results might not relate to a wider population, the authors wrote. studies have also shown that vitamin D may improve insulin secretion and insulin action directly or indirectly through reduction of low-grade systemic inflammation."
But she said it's not clear if patients who have had type 2 diabetes for a long period would benefit from vitamin D supplementation.She said:"At this stage, results of our study need to be confirmed in other studies. Moreover, the safety of high-dose vitamin D supplementation beyond 6 months is not demonstrated. I would thus suggest at this time that current recommendation be followed.
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