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SynthesisThe review of diabetic studies : RDS

The Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation in Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Patients: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Elina Gregoriou, Ioannis Mamais, Irene Tzanetakou, Giagkos Lavranos, Stavri Chrysostomou

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Synthesis in The review of diabetic studies : RDS. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elina GregoriouDepartment of Life Sciences, European University Cyprus, Engomi, 1516 Nicosia-Cyprus.
Ioannis MamaisDepartment of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece.
Irene TzanetakouDepartment of Life Sciences, European University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus, Engomi, 1516 Nicosia-Cyprus.
Giagkos LavranosDepartment of Health Sciences, European University Cyprus, Engomi, 1516 Nicosia-Cyprus.
Stavri ChrysostomouDepartment of Life Sciences, School of Science, European University Cyprus, Engomi, 1516 Nicosia-Cyprus.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimThe aim of this study was to examine the effects of vitamin D supplementation in patients newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) assessed by insulin needs and changes in glycemic indices, as evidenced by randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

methodsA total of 7 RCTs were retrieved from PubMed/Medline and EBSCO databases by MeSH term search, and were reviewed systematically. The RCTs included examined the effects of alphacalcidole (n = 2), cholecalciferol (n = 2), and calcitriol (n = 3) supplementation on changes in daily insulin dose (DID), fasting Cpeptide (FCP), stimulated C-peptide (SCP), and HbA1c. In total, 287 individuals, diagnosed with T1D within a period of 4 weeks to 1 year and aged between 5 to 38 years, were examined.

resultsSignificant positive effects on DID, FCP, and SCP levels were observed after supplementation with alphacalcidole and cholecalciferol, whereas supplementation with calcitriol showed no effect.

conclusionsVitamin D supplementation in the form of alphacalcidole and cholecalciferol appears to be beneficial in the treatment of T1D patients by attenuating the natural history of the disease.

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsCholecalciferolC-PeptideDiabetes Mellitus, Type 1HumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVitamin DVitaminsCholecalciferolC-PeptideVitamin DVitamins

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PMID29145536
PMCPMC6115011
OpenAlexW2975406367

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