Stop Dreading Your Next Diabetes Appointment
If you’ve got diabetes or you’re prediabetic—and have been told your blood sugar is in the danger zone—I’m sure you already know the drill.
Watch your diet, exercise regularly, and get your hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) checked every three months or so to see how you’re doing at keeping your blood sugar in check.
The HbA1c is a simple blood test measuring your glucose levels for the previous three months.
And if you’re like many folks, you DREAD that doctor’s visit.
But research has revealed a hack that could have you clamoring to get to your next appointment so you can show off your new HEALTHY blood sugar numbers.
Diet and exercise will always be a vital part of managing your diabetes.
But fortunately, there’s an easy (heck, practically EFFORTLESS) way to send your numbers marching in the right direction. All it requires is stepping out your front door.
Because research shows supplementing with the sunshine vitamin… vitamin D… is linked to healthier HbA1c levels.
For this study, 130 volunteers with type 2 diabetes were divided into two groups.
- Group one received vitamin D along with the diabetes drug metformin
- Group two received metformin alone.
Folks who were D deficient took higher amounts than those who weren’t deficient.
At the three- and six-month marks, the metformin and D group had measurably higher blood levels of vitamin D (not surprising). However, they ALSO had significantly lower HbA1c levels.
Remember, HbA1c is the key marker indicating how well you control your blood sugar. So, those lower numbers are a really big deal.
It’s not the first time we’ve seen vitamin D help folks struggling with blood sugar issues, either.
Previous studies found that supplementing with vitamin D can increase insulin sensitivity in people at risk for diabetes—or in those recently diagnosed.
In other words, the sunshine vitamin can ensure insulin moves glucose out of your bloodstream and into your cells.
These studies fall right in line with other research that has low vitamin D levels to an increased risk of developing diabetes.
I hope you’ve already taken my advice to have your D levels checked so you know exactly where you stand. But if not, now is as good a time as any.
If they’re low, spend more time in the sun, eat more vitamin-D-rich foods, and take a vitamin D supplement if necessary.
P.S. 6 MORE ways to lower your blood sugar NATURALLY.
Source:
“The Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Metabolic and Oxidative Stress Markers in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A 6-Month Follow Up Randomized Controlled Study,” Front. Endocrinol., 18 8 21. Sec. Clinical Diabetes, Volume 12 – 2021, doi. org /10.3389 /fendo.2021.610893
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