The Effect of Vitamin D on Diabetes

Blue circle for diabetes

All this time, we only know that vitamin D is good for density bone. We’ll never know that vitamin D has potential effects to prevent and cure diseases. Vitamin D deficiency can causes diseases like diabetes, cancer, autoimmune diseases and osteoporosis. The result of  “vitamin D and Diabetes” study shows that taking vitamin D can lower the risk of diabetes. People who take vitamin D in large amounts will reduce the risk of type 1 (insulin deficient) and type 2 (combined insulin resistance and relative deficiency in insulin secretion) diabetes compared to those who did not take vitamin D.

Cornfalkes and Milk, Full of Vitamin D

Cholecalciferol

Vitamin D plays role against inflammation that can lead to diabetes. Vitamin D is divided into 3 groups i.e. vitamin D (active and inactive), analogue vitamin D, and prodrug. Vitamin D is metabolized in the body as 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25(OH)2D3]  or calcitriol (active vitamin D). Diabetes occurs because of immune function abnormality and the secretion of insulin damage caused by a lack of calcitriol. However, further research is still needed. Children and young adult need at least  about 600 IU vitamin D each day, meanwhile age 55-71 and more than 71 years need 400 and 600 IU vitamin D each day. You can get vitamin D from nature sources like exposure to sunlight  (UltraViolet B), milk, egg, fish, butter and synthetic sources like supplements. Supplements of vitamin D is available in two forms : vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Vitamin D3 is more preferable because it’s more active and effective. Take vitamin D regularly, you will stay health and away from diabetes.

*reference image from wikipedia.org