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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2

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Data From: The Effects Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Hepatic Dysfunction, Vitamin D Status, And Glycemic Control In Children And Adolescents With Vitamin D Deficiency And Either Type 1 Or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Benjamin U. Nwosu, Louise S. Maranda Jun 2014

Data From: The Effects Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Hepatic Dysfunction, Vitamin D Status, And Glycemic Control In Children And Adolescents With Vitamin D Deficiency And Either Type 1 Or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Benjamin U. Nwosu, Louise S. Maranda

Benjamin U. Nwosu

Background: The effects of vitamin D supplementation on mild hepatic dysfunction and glycemic control are unclear in children and adolescents with either type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Hypothesis: Vitamin D supplementation will improve hepatic dysfunction and glycemic control. Aim: To determine the effect of vitamin D supplementation on alanine transaminase (ALT), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration. Subjects and Methods: A retrospective study of 131 subjects with either T1D (n=88: 46 females, 42 males), or T2D ( n=43: 26 females, 17 males) of ages 3-18 years between 2007-2013. All subjects had (1) a diagnosis …


The Effects Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Hepatic Dysfunction, Vitamin D Status, And Glycemic Control In Children And Adolescents With Vitamin D Deficiency And Either Type 1 Or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Benjamin U. Nwosu, Louise Maranda Jun 2014

The Effects Of Vitamin D Supplementation On Hepatic Dysfunction, Vitamin D Status, And Glycemic Control In Children And Adolescents With Vitamin D Deficiency And Either Type 1 Or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Benjamin U. Nwosu, Louise Maranda

Benjamin U. Nwosu

BACKGROUND: The effects of vitamin D supplementation on mild hepatic dysfunction and glycemic control are unclear in children and adolescents with either type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D).

HYPOTHESIS: Vitamin D supplementation will improve hepatic dysfunction and glycemic control.

AIM: To determine the effect of vitamin D supplementation on alanine transaminase (ALT), hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), and serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentration.

SUBJECTS AND METHODS: A retrospective study of 131 subjects with either T1D (n = 88∶46 females, 42 males), or T2D (n = 43∶26 females, 17 males) of ages 3-18 years between 2007-2013. All subjects had (1) a …


Double Diabetes: The Search For A Treatment Paradigm In Children And Adolescents, Benjamin U. Nwosu May 2013

Double Diabetes: The Search For A Treatment Paradigm In Children And Adolescents, Benjamin U. Nwosu

Benjamin U. Nwosu

Discusses double diabetes -- the coexistence of features of both type 1 and type 2 diabetes in the same individual -- with a comprehensive discussion of the various aspects of this disorder and a focus on the search for a treatment paradigm in children and adolescents.


Double Diabetes: The Evolving Treatment Paradigm In Children And Adolescents, Benjamin U. Nwosu Apr 2013

Double Diabetes: The Evolving Treatment Paradigm In Children And Adolescents, Benjamin U. Nwosu

Benjamin U. Nwosu

The global pandemic of obesity in children and adolescents has resulted in a new expression of diabetes mellitus designated as double diabetes. The entity encompasses the autoimmune load of Type 1 Diabetes and the metabolic load of Type 2 Diabetes. There is no consensus on the best therapeutic modality for this new expression of diabetes mellitus. Optimal therapeutic options must address the coexistence of both metabolic and autoimmune components of diabetes mellitus in the patient. There have also been calls to revise the current classification of diabetes mellitus to take into account the surging prevalence of double diabetes in children …