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Abstract : Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) arises due to combination of modifiable and non-modifiable. One of the modifiable risk factors is vitamin D concentration, which is associated with the incidence of T2DM and mediated by the vitamin D receptor (VDR). The aim of this study is to see the association between BsmI (rs1544410) and TaqI (rs731236) VDR gene polymorphisms with vitamin D status in T2DM patients in the city of Medan, Indonesia. 76 T2DM patients were enrolled in this study. The vitamin D levels are analyzed with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Genotyping of BsmI (rs1544410) and TaqI (rs731236) VDR gene polymorphisms are done with Polymerase Chain Reaction-Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique. In this study, 72.4% of T2DM patients have insufficient and deficient vitamin D status (35.50% and 36.9% respectively). Fisher's exact analysis of the association between vitamin D status with BsmI (rs1544410) and TaqI (rs731236) VDR gene polymorphisms is at p > 0.05, respectively. This study shows that genotype Bsm1 and genotype Taq1 are not associated with vitamin D status in T2DM patients.