What is it about?
Vitamin D is a crucial nutrient that plays a significant role in various aspects of health. This review explores the importance of vitamin D and its cofactors in preventing and managing diseases, mainly focusing on diabetes and its complications. The evidence reveals a strong link between low vitamin D levels and increased risks of type 2 diabetes (T2D), gestational diabetes, and type 1 diabetes.
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Why is it important?
Vitamin D supplementation, which has shown promising results in reducing the incidence of these diseases and improving outcomes, offers hope in the fight against diabetes. Additionally, vitamin D deficiency has been linked to an increased risk of complications in diabetes, including depression, cancer, peripheral neuropathy, and diabetic foot ulcers. Adequate vitamin D levels have been shown to prevent and treat these complications, improving symptoms and overall outcomes.
Perspectives
The review also highlights the global vitamin D deficiency pandemic. It explores strategies for optimizing vitamin D levels, including sun exposure, dietary sources, supplementation, and the role of cofactors such as magnesium and vitamin K2. It underscores the importance of raising awareness about the significance of vitamin D optimization and the need for everyone to play a role in implementing these strategies, as it can profoundly impact disease prevention and management.
habilitated doctor, chemist Monica BUTNARIU
University of Life Sciences "King Mihai I" from Timisoara
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This page is a summary of: Vitamin D and Diabetes: Exploring the Link, Prevention, and Management, Current Medicinal Chemistry, July 2025, Bentham Science Publishers,
DOI: 10.2174/0109298673360987250621042131.
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