High Glucose Level is Associated to Colorectal Cancer

Filed in archive Research on November 5, 2007

Pre-diabetes - a condition that occurs when a person's blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes - may increase the risk for colorectal cancer.




Increased levels of insulin and glucose in patients have been found by a new study to increase the risk of developing recurrent colorectal adenomas or tumors.

According to Andrew Flood, PhD, of the University of Minnesota and lead author of the study:

"This is the first study to determine whether elevated glucose or insulin as measured when or shortly after a patient has had polyps removed during a baseline colonoscopy procedure increases their risk for subsequent recurrence of pre-cancerous growths in the colon.

The results of our study have important clinical implications with respect to maintenance of glycemic control in patients with a history of colorectal polyps."

The implication of such findings being that the clinical management of glycemic control is important in reducing the risk of tumor recurrence and colorectal cancer.

Find more details from the full report at the American Gastroenterological Association.