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Diabetes, as a chronic metabolic disease, has complex management and requires meticulous dietary control. In this context, understanding which foods are friends and which may be foes becomes particularly important.
Aunt Zhang is preparing stir-fried vegetables with tofu for dinner. Her husband is a diabetic, and tofu has long been a staple on their table.
However, Aunt Zhang recently read in a health magazine that tofu may not be suitable for all diabetics.
It mentioned that tofu contains certain components that may promote blood sugar elevation under specific conditions. This left Aunt Zhang feeling confused and worried: have their years of healthy choices been wrong?
A 30-year study found that people with high blood sugar are more likely to develop cancer.
Scientists are increasingly interested in the connections between chronic diseases, particularly between diabetes and cancer.
A long-term study lasting 30 years revealed a startling finding: individuals with persistently high blood sugar levels have a significantly increased risk of developing cancer.
Blood Sugar and Cancer
Diabetics often have elevated blood sugar levels, and this high blood sugar environment can have various effects on the body.
Elevated blood sugar not only affects the body’s metabolic system but may also increase inflammation levels within the body, promoting the growth and spread of cancer cells.
Research has found that a high blood sugar environment can provide the energy cancer cells need, thereby helping these cells survive and proliferate.
Moreover, high blood sugar can activate certain signaling pathways that normally help cells grow and repair, but when abnormally activated, they may lead to uncontrolled growth of cancer cells.
The study indicates that high blood sugar can promote the development of certain types of cancer by activating insulin-like growth factors. This finding suggests that controlling blood sugar is not only a necessity for diabetics but also a potential strategy for cancer prevention.
