J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Jan 01;107(1):230-240. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab649.
Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Insulin Sensitivity and Secretion in Prediabetes.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Neda Rasouli, Irwin G Brodsky, Ranee Chatterjee, Sun H Kim, Richard E Pratley, Myrlene A Staten, Anastassios G Pittas,
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes, University of Colorado School of Medicine and VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Aurora, CO 80045, USA.
- Endocrinology and Diabetes Center, Maine Medical Center and Maine Medical Center Research Institute, Scarborough, ME 04101, USA.
- Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC 27713, USA.
- Division of Endocrinology, Gerontology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute, Orlando, FL 32804, USA.
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive, and Kidney Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892 (retired), USA.
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA 02111, USA.
PMID: 34473295
PMCID: PMC8684490 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgab649
Abstract
CONTEXT: Vitamin D regulates glucose homeostasis pathways, but effects of vitamin D supplementation on β-cell function remain unclear.
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of vitamin D3 supplementation on insulin sensitivity and β-cell function.
METHODS: This is a prespecified secondary analysis of the Vitamin D and Type 2 Diabetes study. Overweight/obese adults at high risk for type 2 diabetes (prediabetes) were randomly treated with vitamin D3 4000 IU or matching placebo daily for 24 months.
MAIN OUTCOME: Disposition index (DI), as an estimate of β-cell function, was calculated as the product of Homeostasis Model Assessment 2 indices derived from C-peptide values (HOMA2%Scpep) and C-peptide response during the first 30 minutes of a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).
RESULTS: Mean age was 60.5 ± 9.8 years and body mass index was 31.9 ± 4.4 kg/m2. Mean serum 25(OH)D level increased from 27.9 ± 10.3 ng/mL at baseline to 54.9 ng/mL at 2 years in the vitamin D group and was unchanged (28.5 ± 10.0 ng/mL) in the placebo group. The baseline DI predicted incident diabetes independent of the intervention. In the entire cohort, there were no significant differences in changes in DI, HOMA2%Scpep, or C-peptide response between the 2 groups. Among participants with baseline 25(OH)D level <12 ng/mL, the mean percent differences for DI between the vitamin D and placebo groups was 8.5 (95% CI, 0.2-16.8).
CONCLUSIONS: Supplementation with vitamin D3 for 24 months did not improve an OGTT-derived index of β-cell function in people with prediabetes not selected based on baseline vitamin D status; however, there was benefit among those with very low baseline vitamin D status.
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Keywords: beta-cell function; insulin sensitivity; prediabetes; vitamin D
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