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Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is not fun. But it might actually save your life.<\/p>\nBeing diagnosed with type 2 diabetes is not fun. But it might actually save your life.<\/p>\n
How?<\/p>\n
You see, 14% of people diagnosed with a specific type of cancer at stage 1 will not survive longer than 5 years. While 1% of stage 4 sufferers are lucky if they reach that milestone, according to the American Cancer Society.<\/p>\n
The outlook for this specific type of cancer is so grim because early diagnosis is rare and the symptoms are nonspecific. <\/p>\n
But, scientists from The International Prevention Research Institute<\/em> in Lyon have just found out that you might have more of a fighting chance of catching it early with the help of your diabetes of all things. <\/p>\n Type-2 diabetes and pancreatic cancer share some similar symptoms \u2013 abdominal discomfort, itchy skin, and weight loss.<\/p>\n This news could potentially save millions of people\u2019s lives in the future, because pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest. At stage 2 it spreads to the lymph nodes, at stage 3 the blood vessels or the nerves, and at stage 4 it attacks the remote organs.<\/p>\n Researchers studied 368,377 people with type 2 diabetes in Belgium and 456,311 in Italy. They discovered 25% of the participants went on to be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer approximately 3 months after their initial diabetes diagnosis.<\/p>\n This doesn\u2019t necessarily indicate a causative relationship, but it might lead doctors to be more wary of their type 2 diabetes patients and to watch out for signs.<\/p>\n But this also suggests the same thing causes pancreatic cancer and type 2 diabetes. So, by taking actions to reverse your type 2 diabetes naturally, you could avoid pancreatic cancer as well.<\/p>\n