Vitamin D and Diabetes-Can We Prevent it?

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fgummett

Discussion Starter · Jul 21, 2010

Frank Garland, PhD, discusses vitamin D and the opportunity for prevention of diabetes

Can vitamin D help prevent certain cancers and other diseases such as type 1 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain autoimmune and chronic diseases? To answer these questions and more, UCSD School of Medicine and GrassrootsHealth bring you this innovative series on vitamin D deficiency. Join nationally recognized experts as they discuss the latest research and its implications. In this program, Frank Garland, PhD, discusses vitamin D and the opportunity for prevention of diabetes. Series: Vitamin D Deficiency - Treatment and Diagnosis [2/2009] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 15771]

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foxl

· #2 · Jul 21, 2010

Not for sure, but I am hedging my bets!

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Here's a graph used in the presentation showing rates of Type 1 diagnosis in US (?) servicemen... bearing in mind that being servicemen they would have been pre-screened, so we can be sure these were new diagnoses. Please note in which months the peaks occur (this is Northern Hemisphere)...

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foxl

· #4 · Jul 21, 2010

Funny, someone posted the idea of a May peak, elsewhere.

I was dx'd Feb 4, developed notable symptoms in late Nov / Early Dec ... perhaps at the end of my Vit D availability?

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fgummett

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jul 21, 2010

foxl said:
Funny, someone posted the idea of a May peak, elsewhere.

I was dx'd Feb 4, developed notable symptoms in late Nov / Early Dec ... perhaps at the end of my Vit D availability?

I'm certainly not suggesting this is the whole story but it is sure is an interesting association

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Lovecraft007

· #6 · Jul 30, 2010

This interests me, because I was recently diagnosed with a severe Vit D deficiency. Was on prescription high-dose supplementation for 6 months. I'm eager to see if this affects any of my control & other issues I was have regarding my BG. Hmm.

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