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Shining a light: the role of vitamin D in diabetes mellitus

Nature Reviews Endocrinology volume 6, pages 478–480 (2010)Cite this article

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A new study shows that serum vitamin D concentration is inversely associated with HbA1c levels among adults in the US aged 35–74 years, in line with results from other observational studies. Should adults with diabetes mellitus or at risk of developing this disease take vitamin D to improve glycemia or reduce this risk?

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Acknowledgements

This work is supported by a research grant from the endocrine Fellows Foundation (awarded to J. Mitri) and by NIH research grants DK76092, DK79003 and DK78867 (awarded to A. G. Pittas).

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  1. Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tufts Medical Center, 800 Washington Street, #268, Boston, 02111, MA, USA

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Mitri, J., Pittas, A. Shining a light: the role of vitamin D in diabetes mellitus. Nat Rev Endocrinol 6, 478–480 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2010.107

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