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| Aya Mousa |
Ms Aya Mousa, a PhD
student from the Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation (MCHRI) at
the Monash Health Translation Precinct (MHTP) was nominated for two awards at
the recent Australian Diabetes Society’s (ADS) scientific meeting for her study
of vitamin D deficiency in pregnancy.
A finalist in Young
Investigator Award at the ADS meeting, Aya’s study showed that low vitamin D
levels are related to increased cardiometabolic risk factors during pregnancy
as well as increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including gestational
diabetes and preterm birth.
Aya
was also a finalist in the Clinical Science Poster Award competition for her
meta-analysis of randomised trials, which showed that vitamin D supplementation
improved concentrations of inflammatory markers in patients with type 2
diabetes.
“Our
research suggests that vitamin D supplementation may be a beneficial adjunct
therapy for reducing inflammation, particularly in conditions associated with
increased chronic low-grade inflammation such as in type 2 diabetes and during
pregnancy,” Aya said.
Also
at the ADS meeting, Associate Professor Barbora de Courten delivered an oral
presentation about her vitamin D supplementation study.
“The
results of our NHMRC-funded clinical trial showed that vitamin D
supplementation, despite being provided in a sufficient dose and duration
to vitamin D-deficient individuals, had no effect on clinical diabetes
risk factors including insulin sensitivity and secretion, and is therefore
unlikely to be an effective strategy for diabetes prevention,” Associate
Professor de Courten said.
Fellow
PhD students Mr Estifanos Baye and Dr Negar Naderpoor also delivered oral
presentations at the ADS meeting.
The Chronic Disease Prevention Team are now
recruiting participants with prediabetes or type 2 diabetes (diet-controlled or
on metformin only) aged 18 to 70 years to participate in ongoing clinical
trials at Monash Centre for Health Research and Implementation in Clayton,
Victoria. To find out more information or to take part in the studies, please
contact Josphin Johnson at 0385722629 or email: med-carnosineir@monash.edu
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