Diabetes for 20 years, cancer detected, is it a coincidence or a necessity?

Uncle Li is 57 years old and has diabetes for more than 20 years. Going to the hospital for examination, the results found thatPSA was significantly increased, and prostate cancer was diagnosed after prostate puncture.

Uncle Li couldn’t understand how he got cancer. He pondered all day long and thought about his diabetes. He always thought that cancer and diabetes were related. Is it a coincidence that diabetes met cancer?

1. Research: Diabetes May Increase Risk of Various Cancers

< p>Shanghai Jiaotong University School of MedicineResearchers used information from a Shanghai-related database to study the association between type 2 diabetes and cancer risk. The researchers selected a total of more than 410,000 people with type 2 diabetes mellitus. There was no history of cancer during the 12-year period. The researchers then followed up the subjects until December 2017, and a total of 8,485 subjects were newly diagnosed with cancer.

Recently, Daqing study also found that diabetes and cancer are closely related, diabetes patients have an increased risk of cancer than normal people 2.34 times, the increase in cancer risk is more obvious in patients with high blood sugar fluctuations.

Why is diabetes an “accomplice” in the occurrence of so many types of cancer? The reason is mainly related to two points.

Second, why does diabetes become the “culprit” of cancer?

Du Shiyu, member of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association Diabetes Prevention and Control Professional Committee, said that diabetes can increase the incidence of cancer through multiple mechanisms risks, two of which are very typical.

1. Effects of high blood sugar

Long-term high blood sugar will cause damage to normal organs in the body chronic stimulation will also affect the body’s energy metabolism, cause microscopic damage to DNA, and will greatly promote normal cancerous cells.

2. Hyperinsulinemia

Insulin-like growth factor is a multifunctional Cell proliferation regulators play an important role in promoting cell differentiation, proliferation, and human growth and development. Insulin levels are abnormally elevated, which can inhibit the synthesis of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein, resulting in a decrease in insulin-like growth factor in the body. Its biological activity will therefore increase, and then play a role in promoting tumor growth.

In addition, abnormally elevated insulin levels and insulin-like growth factor promote endothelial Growth factors are produced, thereby promoting tumor angiogenesis, increasing tumor blood supply, and allowing tumors to “thriving” in the body.

It is worth emphasizing that diabetes is a risk factor for cancer, but not the only one, There are 129 milliondiabetic patients in China, not everyone has cancer, and many cancer patients have normal blood sugar. The introduction of this study is just to remind everyone to do a good job in blood sugar management, especially for diabetic patients.

Patients suffering from diabetes should pay more attention to their physical performance in daily life. When these four abnormal symptoms appear, vigilance is a signal of continued deterioration of the disease.

Three, if these symptoms appear in the body, be alert to whether the condition is getting worse

1. Blood sugar remains high strong>

If the blood sugar still fails to reach the target after taking medication and changing lifestyle habits, it is likely that the patient is alert to the deterioration of the condition and needs to adjust the treatment plan in time.

2. Frequent infection

Diabetes damages the patient’s immune system, making the patient’s daily The risk of developing an infection is significantly increased. If you find that the number of body infections increases in a short period of time, and it takes a long time to recover, you must be vigilant. The more common ones are Urinary tract infections and yeast infections etc.

3. Tingling and numbness in hands and feet

Long-term poor blood sugar control will lead to< /span>Nerves throughout the body are affected, especially in the hands and feet, there will be obvious symptoms. Some patients will experience numbness and irritation in the limbs, and some patients will have symptoms of neuralgia, which can occur anywhere on the body.

4, three more and one less symptoms intensified strong>

The most typical symptoms of diabetes areincrease in food, urine, water intake, and weight loss , these symptoms will gradually stabilize after glycemic control is stabilized. If these symptoms are found to appear persistently in the near future, and there is a trend of more and more seriousness, we must be alert to the ketoacidosis and diabetes insipidus caused by the deterioration of the disease.

The current medical level cannot cure diabetes, and most patients need lifelong medication to control blood sugar. The incidence of diabetes in our country is increasing year by year, and there is even a trend of getting younger and younger. For young people, diabetes prevention work must be carried out as soon as possible.

Fourth, half of adults are moving towards diabetes, take precautions

According to the statistics of the National Health and Family Planning Commission, 50.1% of adults have We are in pre-diabetes, with more than 16,000 new diabetic patients every day, and the affected population is getting younger and younger. Whether it is from the perspective of cancer prevention or disease control, it is very important to do these five things well if you want to prevent the occurrence of diabetes.

1. Keep your mouth shut

Life Three meals a day should be eaten regularly and quantitatively, especially breakfast must not be omitted, and food choices should be paid attention toEat more whole grains, less staple food, more soy products and Eat more fruits and vegetables. At the same time, we should also pay attention to reducing the intake of sweet drinks. It is recommended to drink water as the main daily drink. You can also drink some green tea properly, which is very good for preventing the occurrence of diabetes.

2, open your legs< /p>

Being overweight will greatly increase the risk of diabetes. It is recommended that ordinary people exercise at least 30 minutes a day every day. Doing so can help maintain a healthy weight and promote insulin sensitivity.

3. Weight control

You can pay attention to your waist-to-hip ratio every day, this value It is an important indicator for predicting obesity, and the smaller the ratio, the healthier it is. Under normal circumstances, Waist-hip ratio should be maintained at <0.85 for women and <0.9 for men, and weight loss should be timely when it exceeds this value.

4. Quit smoking

Smoking less than 20 cigarettes per day will lead toThe risk of developing diabetes is increased by 88%, along with an increased risk of other diseases. For the sake of your health, you should quit smoking as soon as possible!

5. Control your emotions

Emotions will affect the endocrine system and nervous system of the human body. Long-term exposure to negative emotions can easily lead to stagnation of Qi. Diabetes itself is a metabolic disease caused by disorders of the endocrine system. Bad emotions can promote metabolic problems and easily induce diabetes.

Diabetes is a common disease, but it can bring a great threat to health. Preventing it is actually not difficult, just make changes from some details in life. After reading the article, are you ready for a change?

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