Avandia has been on the market for eight years, even though GlaxoSmithKline's own analysis indicated heightened cardiac risks at least a year before the New England Journal study was published.

All the way back in 2000, there were also published reports about Avandia's role in causing liver failure. Yet the FDA stood idly by, allowing an untold number of individuals to put their lives at risk. No doubt thousands have already lost their lives unnecessarily.

Not only is type 2 diabetes completely preventable, but it is virtually 100% curable for anyone who is willing to put in the hard time and work and recovering their insulin and leptin sensitivity. There's no need to put your life on the line by taking drugs that will hasten your departure.

If you are a diabetic, and don’t fully understand the underlying causes of your disease and how it works, you’re putting yourself at greater risk of developing cardiovascular complications. Unfortunately, a vast majority of doctors are also misinformed (by large medical corporations and, of course, pharmaceutical companies), thereby giving out misleading information about proper self-management.

Conventional medicine still insists on treating diabetes as a disease of blood sugar. Why? Because that problem can be modified and tinkered with through drugs. However, type two diabetes is not merely a disease of elevated blood sugar. It’s a disease of insulin and leptin (a hormone) signaling. These are deeper roots that CAN be treated and corrected—through your diet.

This is not an insignificant problem, as one in three Americans have either pre-diabetes or diabetes.

Most diabetic diets focus on the amounts and types of carbohydrates and fats to be consumed. Unfortunately, the type and amount of protein in the diet has largely been ignored. It’s true that almost all diabetics should swap out their grain-carbs for other foods, whereas some people will do well substituting with protein, others are better off eating more vegetable-only carbs.

The related articles below are a great place to start educating yourself about the root causes of diabetes, and my book Take Control of Your Health will guide you through the process of determining your unique nutritional type, which is completely overlooked by conventional nutritionists. If you have diabetes, then medication is not the answer you’re looking for. Knowing which foods to eat and what exercise to perform is the key.