The association between vitamin D level and diabetic peripheral neuropathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: an update systematic review and meta-analysis
Conclusion This meta -analysis indicates that vitamin D deficiency is associated with the generation and development of DPN in Caucasian with T2DM, and in Asian, diabetic patients with vitamin D deficiency are 1.22 times to suffer from DPN compared with normal vitamin D level. Vitamin D supplementation is urgently needed to prevent the development of DPN in T2DM.
Source: Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology - Category: Endocrinology Source Type: research
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