VItamin D and type 2 diabetes

Excerpt from the article: Metabolic syndrome (also known as Syndrome X) has been strongly linked to vitamin D deficiency. One study out of Spain found that 61% of participants who had metabolic syndrome were also D-deficient. Metabolic syndrome is characterized by cardiovascular disease, abdominal obesity and insulin resistance, a precursor to diabetes.

The relationship with Vitamin D and diabetes doesn't stop there, however. A study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that lower blood levels of D were associated with a greater degree of insulin resistance. Not surprisingly, recent studies indicate that patients with type 2 diabetes had improved insulin sensitivity after supplementing with vitamin D.

As far myself, I try to get out into the sun for at least a half an hour every day.

During the summer, I limit my sun exposure to early morning and late afternoon. Now that fall is coming, and the days are getting shorter, I am getting out in the sun at midday.

I am getting a nice tan too. I have not deliberately sunbathed in years. But I am rediscovering the relaxing and spirtual enhancing effects of sunbathing.

I am becoming a sun worshipper again!