Low Levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D₃and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D₃in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes

Abstract

These findings suggest that vitamin D3 may be an important pathogenic factor in type 1 diabetes independent of geographical latitude, and that its supplementation should be considered not only at birth, but also at diagnosis of type 1 diabetes with the aim of favouring a Th2 immune response and protecting residual beta cells from further destruction.