Sept. 26, 2020

For years a high body mass index or obesity has been associated with pancreatic cancer, and diabetes has also been seen as an indicator of a greater propensity for developing pancreatic cancer. With these two factors in mind, common logic would say that if your diabetes patient loses weight their risk of cancer will decrease as well.

When we were discussing this in a Zoom meeting last week, one of my interns brought me a different story. Destiny Funchess, PharmD Candidate, South College School of Pharmacy, found the results of a study looking at over 155,000 people, and what she found about diabetes, obesity, and weight loss will surprise you. 

 

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Dave Joffe

Editor-in-chief