Research progress on the correlation between vitamin D and insulin resistance
Qin Nan
Jiang Sheng
Jiang Yiqi
Zhu Xia
Abstract：Vitamin D is a steroid derivative that plays an important role in a variety of metabolic processes.Vitamin D deficiency is common in the population.The latest research evidence shows that vitamin D deficiency may be related to the pathogenesis of insulin resistance(IR)-related diseases.In addition to the benefits of vitamin D supplementation for bone health,its role in improving IR should not be ignored.This review summarizes the reported effects of vitamin D on IR,supplements the mechanisms of vitamin D improving IR through various pathways,and concludes that maintaining vitamin D at an adequate level has a certain effect on improving IR and is helpful for blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes.In the future treatment of type 2 diabetes,Vitamin D supplementation combined with currently known hypoglycemic regimens may be a comprehensive and individualized treatment in the future.
Keywords：Type 2 diabetes mellitusInsulin resistanceVitamin DPancreatic islet β cellPancreatic islet function
Publication Date：2025-03-07
Online Publishing Date：2026-09-14(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 463-466 )