The harmful foods we eat, sedentary life, stress and diseases that we ignore the symptoms of can put our health at great risk. Diabetes, one of the most common diseases in the society, can be diagnosed quite late. Experts warn about the symptoms of diabetes by stating that type 2 diabetes increases the risk of cancer twice.
MORE RISK OF DEATH FROM BREAST AND BOTTOM CANCER
Experts at the University of Leicester said cancer deaths were 18 percent higher among those with diabetes than those who did not live with diabetes. Women living with type 2 were nine percent more likely to die from breast cancer and 2.4 times more likely to die from bowel cancer.
The cancer death rate in people with diabetes was about twice that in the general population for diabetes-related cancers, including liver, pancreas, and endometrium. “Our findings underscore the increased cancer burden in people with type 2 diabetes, particularly in the elderly,” the authors of the paper, published in Diabetologia, write. said.
CAUSES DANGEROUS DISEASES
From the Leicester Real World Evidence Unit, Dr. This also highlights the need to prioritize the prevention, research and early detection and management of cancer in women, Suping Ling said. A study published in 2017 revealed that nearly 21,000 cancer cases were caused by patients’ diabetes. An article published in 2022 revealed that type 2 diabetes increases the risk of cancer, heart and kidney diseases and reveals it earlier.
DIABETES SYMPTOMS
- Weakness and feeling tired
- Rapid and involuntary weight loss
- blurred vision
- Discomfort in the form of numbness and tingling in the feet
- Slower healing of wounds than usual
- Dryness and itching of the skin
- Acetone-like odor formation in the mouth
FACTORS INCREASING THE RISK OF DIABETES
- Obesity (excess weight)
- Having a family history of diabetes
- advanced age
- sedentary lifestyle
- Stress