what do you think about Possible link between insulin glargine and cancer ?I as a type 1 diabetes amvery worry?
Possible link between insulin glargine and cancer prompts urgent call for more research Press release issued 26 June 2009 But experts stress patients should not stop using insulin and consult their doctor if concerned. The European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) today makes an urgent call for more research into a possible link between use of insulin glargine (an insulin analogue) and increased risk of cancer, following evidence from studies in Germany, Sweden and Scotland. However, until this further research becomes available, these experts are stressing that patients with diabetes taking Lantus should continue to do so, although some might wish to consider alternative types of insulin. The studies are reported in Diabetologia (the journal of EASD), edited by Professor Edwin Gale of the University of Bristol. Worldwide, there are over 200 million people with diabetes. About 10 per cent of these develop diabetes in early life, and most of them have what is known as type 1
