The present study clearly shows that Chamaerops humilis leaves possess both antimitotic and hypoglycemic effect; in the same sense, many studies have indicated the association between cancer and hyperglycemia; diabetes and insulin resistance could be the consequence of an as yet undiagnosed initial state of cancer; diabetes could also be related to the precancerous state of the pancreas which affects its insulin-secreting capacity [7]. The gene discussed is INS; the disease is cancer.