[acb-diabetics] Vit. D insufficiency may cause diaabetes

[Abby Vincent]

My endocrinologist prescribed a weekly high dose of vitamin D for me.  The 
information that comes with the pills reads like a late night infomercial. 
Vitamin D has been linked to everything from better mood to lower incidence 
of breast cancer.  I live in Southern California, so it never occurred to me 
that I'd need more vitamin
D.  My next check-up is soon, and I wouldn't be surprised if my A1C and 
other numbers are better.  She also recommends B12, but that's more for 
neurological problems and better energy levels.

Hope those of you who are attending enjoy the conventions and conferences. 
I'm not going, but I think the ACB convention starts today.  I promise not 
to say anything about how cold it is in Southern California.
Abby
Abby
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Subject: [acb-diabetics] Vit. D insufficiency may cause diaabetes






Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome in Studies

Sun Jun 20, 11:48 pm ET



SATURDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) -- A pair of new studies has

uncovered evidence that low levels of vitamin D could lead to poor

blood sugar control among diabetics and increase the risk of

developing metabolic syndrome among seniors.



Both findings are slated to be presented Saturday at the Endocrine

Society's annual meeting in San Diego.



In one study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of

Medicine in Baltimore reviewed the medical charts of 124 type 2

diabetes patients who sought specialty care at an endocrine

outpatient facility between 2003 and 2008.



More than 90 percent of the patients, who ranged in age from 36 to

89, had either vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency, the authors

found, despite the fact that they all had had routine primary care

visits before their specialty visit.



Just about 6 percent of the patients were taking a vitamin D

supplement at the time of their visit, the research team noted, and

those who had lower vitamin D levels were also more likely to have

higher average blood sugar levels.



"This finding supports an active role of vitamin D in the development

of type 2 diabetes," study co-author Dr. Esther Krug, an assistant

professor of medicine, said in a news release from the Endocrine

Society.



"Since primary care providers diagnose and treat most patients with

type 2 diabetes, screening and vitamin D supplementation as part of

routine primary care may improve health outcomes of this highly

prevalent condition," Krug added.



A second study involving nearly 1,300 white Dutch men and women over

the age of 65 found almost half were vitamin D-deficient, while 37

percent had metabolic syndrome.



Metabolic syndrome is a grouping of health risk factors, including

high blood pressure, abdominal obesity, abnormal cholesterol levels

and high blood sugar.



"Because the metabolic syndrome increases the risk of diabetes and

cardiovascular disease, an adequate vitamin D level in the body might

be important in the prevention of these diseases," study co-author

Dr. Marelise Eekhoff, of VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam,

said in the same news release.



Regardless of gender, those with insufficient amounts of vitamin D in

their blood were more likely to have the syndrome than those with

sufficient amounts of vitamin D, Eekhoff and her colleagues found.



"It is important," added Eekhoff, "to investigate the exact role of

vitamin D in diabetes to find new and maybe easy ways to prevent it

and cardiovascular disease."

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John



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