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Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Retinopathy

Travis Cannell — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 16:14:57 +0000

A new study from the School of Women’s and Children’s Health at the University of New South Wales in Australia examined the link between Vitamin D Deficiency and retinopathy in children and adolescents. The findings are not extremely surprising for people who understand just how important Vitamin D is for the human condition.

The study concluded that Vitamin D Deficiency is associated with a increased risk of Retinopathy- http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/medline/pmid;21515836

If you have Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes, you need to fully understand the implications of Vitamin D and immediately start supplementing and/or get tested. The non-profit Vitamin D Council has an excellent guide that can help you understand Vitamin D Deficiency- Am I Vitamin D Deficient?

Vitamin D has also been linked to cardiovascular health, which is also extremely important for Diabetics. Vitamin D is certainly the most important supplement for all types of Diabetics.

Vitamin D and Diabetes

Travis Cannell — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:32:47 +0000

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.

Vitamin D Cuts Chance of Type 1 by 30%

Travis Cannell — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 05:40:42 +0000

An interesting news article is getting some coverage in the news about Vitamin D and its relation to Type 1 Diabetes in a new study done in the UK.

The study was done in Manchester at the St. Mary’s Hospital for Women and Children. The effect was dose-dependent and should certainly be of interest to anyone with young children who are at risk for developing Type 1 Diabetes.

The BBC has a good writeup on the piece- Vitamin D “Cuts Risk of Diabetes”.

Vitamin D Cuts Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes

Travis Cannell — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:23:24 +0000

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.