Vitamina D e diabetes mellitus, suas epidemias e o envelhecimento. O que há de novo?

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes has been an of public health concern and therefore has its diagnosis and treatment delayed in clinical practice. Although, its treatment has improved in the last decades by better pathophysiology understanding and development of medicines that act in different phases and levels, the increase of new cases of diabetes claim for knowledge about newest terapheutics targets in order to prevent and treat this disease. Accumulated evidences from crossover and longitudinal studies suggested a potencial participation of Vitamin D in diabetes pathophysiology. However, the results are based on clinical studies with a few sample and do not consider specifical populations like post menopausal women as did not determine dose of vitamin D that need to be offered. Early diagnosis, treatment and relieve of disorders and diseases that compromise the quality of life are extremely usefull in face to longest aging. We bring up an atualization about how vitamin D could take part on diabetes pathophysiology and some studies results.