IDF21-0241 The Association of Vitamin D Deficiency and Glycaemic Control among Diabetic Patients in A Tertiary Care Hospital

Abstract

Background: Incidence and prevalence of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing rapidly worldwide. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality due to the development of complications, especially due to poor glycaemic control. Vitamin D deficiency is increasingly recognized as a global problem and it has been estimated that nearly 1 billion people have either vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. Besides its role in calcium homeostasis, Vitamin D is involved in the pathophysiology as well as glycaemic control of type 2 DM.