Outcomes of a new study shows that obese men with high insulin levels are more likely die from prostate cancer if they are diagnosed with the disease.

The findings have been published online earlier and they are expected to be published in the November issue of The Lancet Oncology as well.

The lead author of the study, Dr. Michael Pollak , who is a professor of oncology at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, said: “ I am not a sensationalist, but the effects of obesity and insulin are so big that if you have to choose between being thin and a low insulin level or access to the best chemotherapy, you may be more likely to survive without chemotherapy.”
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“Type-2 Diabetes” is primarily responsible for a combination of abnormalities. Type-2 diabetes is a typical body condition in which the body cells are less reactive to the insulin produced by the body. Because of the body is less reactive to the insulin, it is necessary for the body to produce more insulin to maintain the normal metabolism.

Type-2 diabetes normally is not the sole result of the insulin resistance itself. To balance the resistance the pancreas will produce more insulin. The blood sugar levels will be at normal level in most of the people with insulin resistance. In some people, the pancreas fails to compensate the increasing need of insulin. In such cases the blood sugar level increases and this deficiency in the supply of insulin causes ‘type-2 diabetes’.

Type 2 Diabetes can best be understood as a problem arisen because of a considerable gap that is created in body in terms of deficient supply against the demand of insulin. The pancreas cannot cope up with increasing demand of insulin with insulin resistance as it produces too little insulin. The puzzle to be solved is the contribution of overweight for insulin resistance. According to studies fat cells are not just storage sites, it also produce fatty acids and the secretion of proteins such as leptin, resistin and adiponectin which obstructs the secretion and action of insulin in the body.

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