A University of Maryland dissertation analyzing 230,330 UK patients on antidiabetic therapy found insulin used alone associated with 88 percent higher pancreatic cancer risk, rising to 133 percent alongside oral agents. High HbA1c was tied to a 39 percent increase.
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Depression linked to diabetes: What is the missing link?
An Archives of Internal Medicine study by An Pan's Harvard team found women with depression were 17% more likely to develop type 2 diabetes and those on antidepressants 25% more likely, while women with diabetes were 29% more likely to become depressed. Cause remains unknown.
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Fructose promotes growth of pancreatic cancer
UCLA researchers compared how pancreatic cancer cells in Petri dishes use glucose and fructose, and found the cells route fructose through the non-oxidative pentose phosphate pathway to build nucleic acids for division. Lead author Anthony Heaney calls refined sugar a hidden danger.
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