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Saturday, August 20, 2011

The Risks of Treating Diabetes with Drugs Are FAR Worse than the Disease

The Risks of Treating Diabetes with Drugs Are FAR Worse than the Disease

Posted By Dr. Mercola | August 19 2011 | 314 views

A new study published in the British Medical Journal in July that analyzed over 33,000 diabetics and the drugs they were given to lower their glucose levels found no evidence whatsoever that the drugs lengthened their lives. In fact, in looking at what the authors called "high quality studies," they found that:

 

"… intensive treatment (to lower glucose levels) was not associated with any significant risk of reductions, but resulted in a 47 percent INCREASE in risk of conjunctive heart failure."

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