"We know that diabetes is a disease caused by inflammation.

"In this study, we identified the vitamin D receptor as an important modulator of both inflammation and beta cell survival."

Epidemiological studies in patients have suggested a correlation between high vitamin D concentrations in the blood and a lower risk of diabetes, but the underlying mechanism was not well understood.

"It's been hard to protect beta cells with the vitamin alone. We now have some ideas about how we might be able to take advantage of this connection."

The findings show that vitamin D may play a useful part in preventing damage to beta cells. Another way to protect the beta cells from damage is to follow a healthy lifestyle that is relatively low in carbohydrate and based around real foods.

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