Franciane Trindade Cunha de Melo
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Karem Mileo Felício
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Natércia Neves Marques de Queiroz
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Hana Andrade de Rider Brito
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João Felício Abrahão Neto
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Background:
Some authors evaluated the effect of VD on hyperglycemia in T1DM, but the results remain
controversial. This study aims to analyze the effects of high-dose VD supplementation on T1DM patients’ glycemic
levels, maintaining stable doses of insulin.
Methods:
Prospective, 12-week clinical trial including 67 T1DM patients, who were supplemented with high doses of
cholecalciferol according to participants' VD value. Patients with VD levels below 30 ng/mL received 10,000 IU/day;
those with levels between 30-60 ng/mL received 4,000 IU/day. Patients who had not achieved 25(OH)D levels > 30 ng/ml
or presented insulin dose variation during the study were not analyzed.
Results:
Only 46 out of 67 patients accomplished the criteria at the end of the study. There was no general improvement
in the glycemic control evaluated by HbA1c (9.4 ± 2.4 vs 9.4 ± 2.6, p=NS) after VD supplementation. However, a posthoc analysis, based on HbA1c variation, identified patients who had HbA1c reduced at least 0.6% (group 1, N = 13
(28%)). In addition, a correlation between 25(OH)D levels with HbA1c and total insulin dose at the end of the study was
observed (r = -0.3, p<0.05; r=-0.4, p<0.05, respectively) and a regression model demonstrated that 25(OH)D was
independent of BMI, duration of T1DM and final total insulin dose, being capable of determining 9.2% of HbA1c final
levels (Unstandardized B coefficient = −0.033 (CI 95%: −0.064 to −0.002), r² = 0.1, p <0.05).
Conclusion:
Our data suggests that VD is not widely recommended for glycemic control. Nevertheless, specific patients
might benefit from this approach.