preserving beta cell mass with vitamin d and dpp4

[clamchowderhead]

There's a very interesting video on this lada site that talks about preserving beta cell mass with vitamin d and drugs that effect incretin hormones. Supposedly, the study being discussed showed a decrease in the titers for GAD autoantibodies! If this is true I wonder why more endocrinologists are not advising us to take vitamin d? does yours?

 

[Hertfordshiremum]

There's a very interesting video on this lada site that talks about preserving beta cell mass with vitamin d and drugs that effect incretin hormones. Supposedly, the study being discussed showed a decrease in the titers for GAD autoantibodies! If this is true I wonder why more endocrinologists are not advising us to take vitamin d? does yours?

Yes the endocrinologist I saw advised me to take vitamin D, especially as mine was repeatedly low for no apparent reason. This seems to be common with autoimmune diseases, this is also talked about on thyroid and lupus support forums. I have had 2 endos tell me most people they meet with autoimmune conditions have unexplained low vitamin D but couldn’t tell me if the autoimmune condition caused the deficiency or the deficiency contributed to the autoimmune disease.

 

[muzza3]

I find this interesting as I take daily Vitamin D supplement for years now following blood test showing a deficiency. It was not as a diabetic treatment but I believe the Vitamin D deficiency is quite common in Australia (who would have guessed with all of our Sunlight)

 

[bulkbiker]

quite common in Australia (who would have guessed with all of our Sunlight)

Could be down to the "slip,slap,slop" campaign that made everyone afraid of the sun in Oz?

 

[muzza3]

Could be down to the "slip,slap,slop" campaign that made everyone afraid of the sun in Oz?

Very true. It was an extremely effective campaign to prevent skin cancers and I have heard that mentioned before

 

[ert]

If only it were that simple. I had a lower titer of GAD autoantibodies but still deteriorated onto insulin in two years and was left with only trace levels of insulin. I also took high doses of vitamin D over that time. Higher titers of GAD antibodies are linked to other autoimmune conditions. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5107286/

 

[fizzy-banana]

You have to associate vitamin K2 (MK7 sub-type) as it can be dangerous to receive only vitamin D, I read it damages blood vessels : https://www.express.co.uk/life-styl...d-deficiency-symptoms-wrong-dosage-vitamin-k2

Sorry, I found plenty of legitimate sources yesterday but for some reason I can not find them so I just put this link

 

[fizzy-banana]

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/vitamin-d-may-diminish-risk-of-t2d

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3719226/

That's only experimental but I, personally, notice a massive improvement in my blood sugars when I supplement in D3 ans K2
Don't know if I am the only one ?