| Title |
Vitamin D and diabetes mellitus
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Endocrine, November 2008
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| DOI | 10.1007/s12020-008-9115-5 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Liviu G. Danescu, Shiri Levy, Joseph Levy |
| Abstract |
Better understanding of the physiological role of the vitamin-D system, in particular its potential effects on inflammatory and autoimmune conditions as well as on insulin secretion and possibly also on insulin resistance, increased the interest in its potential role in prevention and control of the diabetic condition, both type-1 and -2 diabetes. Both these conditions are associated with inflammation and type-1 diabetes also with an autoimmune pathology. Indeed, animal and human studies support the notion that adequate vitamin-D supplementation may decrease the incidence of type-1 and possibly also of type-2 diabetes mellitus and may improve the metabolic control in the diabetes state. However, the exact mechanisms by which vitamin-D and calcium supplementation exert their beneficial effects are not clear and need further investigation. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Lebanon | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Estonia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 159 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 23 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 10% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 15 | 9% |
| Other | 48 | 29% |
| Unknown | 22 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 71 | 44% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 16 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 4% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 20 | 12% |
| Unknown | 27 | 17% |
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