Lower HbA1c Levels Found Among T1D Adults Taking More Vitamin D
...<40 μg, ≥50 and <50 μg, ≥60 and <60 μg and ≥70 and <70 μg, the glycaemic control was in all cases better in those with higher dosing. Furthermore, with...
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...use your D*action data to help isolate the range of vitamin D status that appears to be most closely associated with type 2 diabetes. Keywords: Heart Health, Type 2 Diabetes,...
A Marker for Diabetes & Pre-Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c Levels Among GrassrootsHealth Participants
...have prediabetes. Many people with diabetes don’t even know they have it (25% of those with diabetes and 90% of those with prediabetes)! Since Type 2 diabetes is a known...
Annual Collection of Top Vitamin D Publications
...HR of 0.65 (95% CI 0.51, 0.84) for composite diabetic microvascular complications, 0.62 (0.40, 0.95) for diabetic retinopathy, 0.56 (0.40, 0.79) for diabetic nephropathy, and 0.48 (0.26, 0.89) for diabetic...
Proof that Type 1 Diabetes Can be Prevented? Test for T1D Autoantibodies as Part of this Prevention Project
...as part of an official project of GrassrootsHealth. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) has historically been thought of as a childhood-onset disease, hence referred to as ‘juvenile onset’ diabetes. However, a...
Vitamin D deficiency linked to greater risk of diabetes
...said would require dietary supplements of 3,000 to 5,000 international units (IU) per day, less with the addition of moderate daily sun exposure with minimal clothing (approximately 10-15 minutes per...
New Studies Show Significant Effects of Vitamin D on Beta Cell Function
...Diabetes (T1D), insulin secretion declines as time progresses after diagnosis. However, residual insulin secretion has been observed among 10-30% of those with T1D, even 30-50 years after diagnosis. This indicates...
GrassrootsHealth Research Shows over 50% Lower Incidence of Diabetes with Vitamin D
...Type 2 diabetes accounts for 90-95% of adult diabetes cases. The estimated total yearly cost of diabetes in the United States is $245 billion. “It is time to make a...
Clinical Trial Shows Vitamin D Improves Insulin Sensitivity and Slows Progression to Diabetes
...among adults with pre-diabetes and vitamin D levels less than 30 ng/ml. In this clinical trial, 162 participants were randomly assigned to either weekly doses of 50,000 IU of vitamin...
Magnesium, Metabolic Syndrome, and Diabetes
...intake and the risk of type 2 diabetes (P<0.001). In fact, a dose-response relationship was seen in which an increase of 100 mg/day of dietary magnesium intake was significantly associated...