Vitamin D and Diabetes
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.