Researchers at the Mayo Clinic looked at the possibility of preventing liver cancer with the use of diabetes medications.
Their study, reported on in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, was a review of earlier studies and an analysis of all of them put together as if they were one big study.
Ten studies were included with 22,650 cases of liver cancer in 334,307 Type 2 diabetic patients...
Type 2 diabetics taking metformin showed a 50 percent lower risk of liver cancer than patients using treatments.
diabetics taking sulfonylureas had a 62 percent higher risk of liver cancer, while
Type 2 diabetics treated with insulin had more than double the risk.
Thiazolidinediones were not shown to change the risk either way, but there were only four patients taking that particular class of drugs.
From this information it was concluded anti-diabetic medications could possibly help to prevent liver cancer, but cautioned more research will have to be done because studies with different designs showed different results.
The human liver is a remarkable, vital organ located in the upper right region of the abdomen and is composed of four reddish-brown lobes. It functions in many ways. It can make and store sugar and form fats and cholesterol. It detoxifies harmful molecules that enter the body through the stomach and go directly from there, to the liver. It makes bile from the breakdown of old red blood cells, and sends it to the gall bladder, where it goes on into the intestines to help with digestion. Bile also helps with the absorption of vitamin K, a vitamin necessary for blood clotting.
The liver makes several of the molecules that aid in blood coagulation, and secretes a hormone that helps the body to make thrombocytes, cells that form blood clots. It stores vitamins A, K, D, and B12, as well as copper and iron ions. It makes albumin, an important blood protein. The liver has blood vessels running through it and senses when their blood pressure becomes too low. When that happens the liver makes a hormone that causes the kidneys to raise the blood pressure.
It is not possible to live without a liver, so the organ is worth protecting. Further research will tell us what drugs are best to protect people against liver cancer. In the mean time, preventing and controlling Type 2 diabetes is one important way to avoid the disease. A healthful plant-based diet full of vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber is certainly one good way to start. Getting plenty of physical activity, especially aerobic exercise, is also important, as is getting regular checkups and complying with your doctors recommendations and prescriptions.
Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. It need not slowly and inevitably get worse. You can take control of the disease... and take back your health. Lower your blood sugar, lose weight and avoid many diabetic complications. You can do it!
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body.
The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.
Their study, reported on in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, was a review of earlier studies and an analysis of all of them put together as if they were one big study.
Ten studies were included with 22,650 cases of liver cancer in 334,307 Type 2 diabetic patients...
Type 2 diabetics taking metformin showed a 50 percent lower risk of liver cancer than patients using treatments.
diabetics taking sulfonylureas had a 62 percent higher risk of liver cancer, while
Type 2 diabetics treated with insulin had more than double the risk.
Thiazolidinediones were not shown to change the risk either way, but there were only four patients taking that particular class of drugs.
From this information it was concluded anti-diabetic medications could possibly help to prevent liver cancer, but cautioned more research will have to be done because studies with different designs showed different results.
The human liver is a remarkable, vital organ located in the upper right region of the abdomen and is composed of four reddish-brown lobes. It functions in many ways. It can make and store sugar and form fats and cholesterol. It detoxifies harmful molecules that enter the body through the stomach and go directly from there, to the liver. It makes bile from the breakdown of old red blood cells, and sends it to the gall bladder, where it goes on into the intestines to help with digestion. Bile also helps with the absorption of vitamin K, a vitamin necessary for blood clotting.
The liver makes several of the molecules that aid in blood coagulation, and secretes a hormone that helps the body to make thrombocytes, cells that form blood clots. It stores vitamins A, K, D, and B12, as well as copper and iron ions. It makes albumin, an important blood protein. The liver has blood vessels running through it and senses when their blood pressure becomes too low. When that happens the liver makes a hormone that causes the kidneys to raise the blood pressure.
It is not possible to live without a liver, so the organ is worth protecting. Further research will tell us what drugs are best to protect people against liver cancer. In the mean time, preventing and controlling Type 2 diabetes is one important way to avoid the disease. A healthful plant-based diet full of vitamins, antioxidants, and fiber is certainly one good way to start. Getting plenty of physical activity, especially aerobic exercise, is also important, as is getting regular checkups and complying with your doctors recommendations and prescriptions.
Type 2 diabetes is not a condition you must just live with. It need not slowly and inevitably get worse. You can take control of the disease... and take back your health. Lower your blood sugar, lose weight and avoid many diabetic complications. You can do it!
For nearly 25 years Beverleigh Piepers has searched for and found a number of secrets to help you build a healthy body.
The answer isn't in the endless volumes of available information but in yourself.
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