Researchers have found that vitamin D receptor (VDR) levels in pancreatic islet cells (beta cells) may help prevent the development of diabetes and counteract the progression of the disease caused by pancreatic cell damage.
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar. Hyperglycemia is caused by defective insulin secretion or impaired biological effects, or both.
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