Endocrine Abstracts

Background and aims: Hypovitaminosis D may be associated with metabolic parameters in addition to its well-known calcemic actions. There is increasing evidence that vitamin D metabolism affects the risk of insulin resistance although the underlying molecular mechanism of this association is not clear but on the basis of evidence it is not clear whether or not vitamin D supplementation therapy in vitamin D-deficient prediabetics affects the prevention of type 2 diabetes. Our st...