Vitamin D is a potent anti-inflammatory factor, besides its protective effects on the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas, its importance in calcium absorption and bone growth and its nourishing effects on the gut microbiome.
Diabetes mellitus features inflammation as the process through which it damages the organism. Low vitamin D levels leave us vulnerable to the complications of diabetes mellitus, namely blood vessel and nerve damage.
One of the first steps in diabetes management should be to correct vitamin D deficiency.
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