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my step father died of pancreatic cancer a few years ago. a good friend of good friends was also recently diagnosed. their stories are similar. they have pain. they lose weight. they get diagnosed with adult onset diabetes. they're given drugs. they have more chronic pain. for like a year. then they get a cat scan which finds massive cancer. but it's too late. their organs are failing. my step father was put on ever increasing doses of morphine until it killed him. but he didn't feel the pain. he pretty much wasn't aware of anything else either. tragic. this is what my friend currently faces. now, if either had had the cat scan at the time of the diabetes diagnosis they might have had treatment options. not necessarily good ones. but. you can believe if i ever get diagnosed with diabetes i'll be insisting on a cat scan. even if my insurance company won't pay for it. morphine's much cheaper for them, right? not that i'm paranoid or buy into conspiracy theories or anything.