Vitamin  D has recently emerged as an incredibly powerful vitamin that plays a role in so many parts of the body that it shouldn’t be called a vitamin at all. It really is a steroid pre-cursor hormone and is vital to proper body function. The role it plays in auto-immune disease is important to note for Type 1 Diabetics. But it also has an insulin production effect as well that could be great for Type 2 Diabetics.

There is evidence that all diabetics should get their Vitamin D level checked and ensure adequate levels of vitamin d throughout the year, especially in the winter months. Here is an incredible resource that keeps up to date with all of the Vitamin D studies that relate to Diabetes, both type 1 and type 2.

Vitamin D Council’s Diabetes Page

I would suggest to beg your doctor for a Vitamin D test or to simply order one endorsed by the Vitamin D Council’s website- Vitamin D Home Test Kit.

In a great study recently published in Diabetes Care, Vitamin D was shown to dramatically reduce the chance of developing Type 2 Diabetes. The study is found here- Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes.

The study followed over 4,000 individuals for 17 years and people with low 25-Hydroxyvitamin D concentrations were much more likely to develop the disease. Maintaining adequete Vitamin D levels reduces the chance of getting Type 2 Diabetes by about %40 which is significant.

Vitamin D is perhaps the most beneficial supplement available. So many studies have shown how it can reduce diseases, it really is a miracle supplement. I invite you to read all about Vitamin D over at the Vitamin D Council website which was established to disseminate health information about this potent vitamin.