Evaluating Vitamin D Status in Pre- and Postmenopausal Type 2 Diabetics and Its Association with Glucose Homeostasis.
Linda Ahenkorah FondjoSamuel Asamoah SakyiWilliam Kwame Boakye Ansah OwireduEdwin Ferguson LaingEddie-Williams OwireduEbenezer Kwesi AwusiRichard Kobina Dadzie EphraimOsei Sarfo KantankaPublished in: BioMed research international (2018)
Vitamin D deficiency is prevalent in pre- and postmenopausal T2DM but higher among postmenopausal women. Adequate vitamin D levels in both groups were associated with improved glucose control while hypovitaminosis D in the postmenopausal women was related to poorer glucose control. Vitamin D screening should be incorporated into management plan for T2DM to serve as an early tool for prevention of vitamin D deficiency.