Abstract

VITAMIN D: A POTENTIAL HELPER IN THE FIGHT AGAINST DIABETES MELLITUS

Souvik Tewari*, Purna Chandra Patra and Solanke G. M.

ABSTRACT

Vitamin D is the most powerful vitamin, which is the only vitamin that synthesized in our body. The most Vitamin D deficiency disease are Ricket, osteomalacia, osteoporosis, etc. Now a day research study has shown that vitamin D deficit concentration may play important role in the development of Diabetes Mellitus. Vitamin D work on insulin functions by stimulating the beta cell activity. It improves the insulin receptors and glucose transport in to the cell. The deficiency amount of vitamin D intake may lead to the type- II diabetes mellitus. Vitamin D deficiency also led to an increase the level of parathyroid hormone (PTH), which is associated with the insulin resistance. The diet with Vitamin D supplementation reducing insulin resistance and preventing type 2 diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this report is to review the effects of vitamin D on diabetes mellitus.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease, vitamin – d, calcium, insulin.