High Blood Sugar And Liver Cancer

Hyperglycemia, or high blood sugar, is a condition when an individual has an excess of sugar (glucose) in the blood. Sugar is necessary for brain cell functions and energy. The level is controlled by the endocrine system which regulates how much sugar is used and stored for energy.

When certain disorders arise in this regulation, the result is hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia.

The hormone that regulates storage levels is insulin which is produced by the pancreas. A problem with the pancreas will result in a deviation from normal blood sugar and consequent hyperglycemia. Normal blood sugar is rated at 60-110 mg/dL. Anything higher than this is hyperglycemia.

The liver is an organ that sits above the stomach, beneath the diaphragm in the upper right portion of the abdomen. Most of the nutrients absorbed in the small intestine are processed by the liver. The liver also regulates the amount of sugar (glucose), fat and protein that enters the bloodstream. It also manufactures certain proteins and blood-clotting substances. The liver also detoxifies the system, removing from the blood, drugs, alcohol and other detrimental substances.

Sometimes the liver cells grow out of control, a condition that gives rise to liver cancer. The precise cause remains unknown. A possible result is the formation of a mass of malignant cells known as a tumor. In most cases of liver cancer, the cancer has started in some other location and moved to the liver. Such a cancer originating elsewhere is known as metastatic cancer. Cancers that start and grow in other, nearby organs and like the pancreas often spread directly to the liver.

Diabetes is one of the risk factors for liver cancer. People suffering from diabetes and consequent high blood sugar are more prone to the risk than others.

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