A few months ago, our six-year-old daughter, Bisi, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It’s a condition she will h…
Vitamin D
Connecting the Dots between Diabetes and Vitamin D
When we were in the hospital, Bisi received a box of diabetes information from the Lilly pharmaceutical company (the sam…
Check Your Vitamin D Level
Vitamin D deficiency can contribute to retinopathy in young people with type 1 diabetes, according to a new study publis…
Vitamin D Deficiency May Contribute to Diabetic Retinopathy in Children and Adolescents
A new study has found vitamin D deficiency to be associated with retinopathy in children and adolescents with type 1 dia…
Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Risk of Death From Cardiovascular Disease in People with Diabetes
According to a study published in the October issue of Diabetes Care, patients with type 2 diabetes who have a vitamin D…
Vitamin D: Are You Getting Enough?
Low vitamin D levels have been linked to an increased risk of osteoporosis, heart disease, multiple sclerosis, type 1 di…
Vitamin D: Why Governments Are Selling it Short
Vitamin D's influence on type 1 diabetes is thought to be related to the vitamin's ability to suppress autoimmune respon…
