As we all know, diabetes is a serious metabolic disease. According to statistics, there are 110 million diabetic patients in China, accounting for about one tenth of the total number of Chinese adults! This number will continue to soar as the population ages.
With diabetes, in addition to hypoglycemic drugs, is there such a nutrient that can be used in combination with hypoglycemic drugs to help treat diabetes? have! It’s vitamin D! In recent years, the academic community has continuously released relevant research results on the effective treatment of diabetes with vitamin D, so that more and more people understand that vitamin D supplementation has a positive effect on diabetes control.
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How important is vitamin D for people with diabetes?
If vitamin D is insufficient and calcium is deficient, insulin secretion will also be affected, and insulin resistance may be aggravated. Moreover, lack of calcium may also cause bone loss, rickets, osteoporosis, etc., so even if you are not diabetic, it will have adverse effects on the body. However, vitamin D supplementation also has important implications for alleviating diabetes complications. Complications of diabetes are known to include nerve damage, retinopathy, kidney failure, and more, and vitamin D supplementation can also help reduce these complications. Finally, vitamin D can help anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrosis, reduce oxidative stress, and for liver-derived diabetes, it can effectively improve liver insulin sensitivity and play an important role in blood sugar control.
Why does vitamin D treat diabetes?
How to supplement vitamin D?
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Vitamin D preparations
Vitamin D deficient or insufficient For patients, the guidelines recommend that 2000 to 4000 international units of vitamin D should be given per day, and then changed to 400 international units per day after 1 month. For people with vitamin D deficiency, it is recommended to use common vitamin D preparations, especially vitamin D2 plant sources, which are highly safe. Active vitamin D or its analogs are not recommended to correct vitamin D deficiency. Therefore, D2 preparations are the first choice for vitamin D supplementation! Secondly, is the vitamin D content in compound calcium sufficient? Taking a well-known domestic brand as an example, one tablet contains 600 mg of calcium and 125 international units of vitamin D, 1-2 tablets a day. Even the maximum dose of vitamin D of this brand does not meet the daily maintenance dose of 400 international units, let alone 2000 to 4000. IU of the daily therapeutic dose. Finally, for diabetic patients, the sufficiency of vitamin D is very important. It is recommended that while paying attention to blood sugar indicators, you can also monitor the level of vitamin D, and actively supplement vitamin D2 to help control sugar.