Diabetes and Cancer both are prevailing diseases in India which are increasing globally. Diabetes as we all know is a chronic disease caused when either pancreas do not produce enough insulin or the cells in the body that do not respond properly to the insulin. There are three types of diabetes Type 1 corresponds to first condition and Type 2 corresponds to the second condition and Gestational Diabetes formed during pregnancy.
While on the other hand Cancer means a group of more than 100 diseases in which cells begin to grow out of control or a disease where abnormal cells begin to grow in an uncontrolled way. Diabetes is also a deadly disease which gives rise to many other diseases as well in your body. One of them we can say would be Cancer.
A study conducted in Australia in 2014 by National Diabetes Service Scheme (NDSS) says that people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes are diagnosed with more of some types of cancer and are more likely to die from cancer than people without diabetes.
It is also found that females with type 1 diabetes were at the increased risk of cancers of the pancreas, liver, esophagus, thyroid, brain, and lung, as well as ovarian and
endometrium cancer compared with the general population and men on the other hand develops a similar pattern too. However, there were fewer cases of prostate cancer, and the link between the various cancers and diabetes was not as significant.
Diabetes can be managed through lifestyle modification including a healthy diet and regular exercise. It is best to keep the disease in check before it plays havoc in your life.
Look for warning signs if:
- You are aged above 30 years
- Overweight or obese with BMI 23-24.9kg/m2
- Having family history – one or both the parents having diabetes
- Women diagnosed with PCOS
- Darkening of skin on the back of your neck
- Developing any dry or red spots on your skin
- Hypertension/ feeling fatigue etc
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