It is very disheartening!
I am diabetic 2 and today I am wondering: apart from metformin and insulin,which drugs actually could be both safe and effective? Thiazolidinediones, sulfonylureas are or seem dangerous. Metformin alone is not very effective in the long term.
How to find the solution?
Intense hypocaloric diet? Low carbohydrate diet? No any saturated fats? Physical training? Hormonal drugs (testosterone, DHEAs...), natural Health (chromium, vanadium, magnesium, vitamin C, fish oil, rutin, quercetin,...), phytonutrients (resveratrol, garlic, soya, fenugreek...) etc...?
What is the pharmacological Research doing in 2011? In practice?
Yes indeed, today, I am hopeless!

Don't lose heart, Cordier! I am type 2 as well, but I reversed mine with diet (and have greatly increased my excercise). I began the 30 Day Diabetes Cure on 08/01/11 and was off my metformin by 08/03/11. Seriously. I have lost 15 pounds (10 of those in the first 10 days) and I eat better now than I did before--lean beef, chicken, seafood, pork and lots of fruit and vegetables. No more white flour and no more refined sugar. I feel great. You can do this!!!

Yes, doctors are not educated in health and many are just plain corrupt but you are no blameless ether.You seem unfed with no end too.

If you believe everything your doctor tells you, then you most likely believe in the Tooth Fairy, the Easter Bunny, AND in Santa himself.
I have been drinking Kangen water for awhile now, and my blood sugar has normalized, as well as my B/P. My wife had lower back pain for alot of years, and now she has NO pain in her body what-so-ever.. She also drinks Kangen water. Hint, hint.. Kangen water WORKS!! Kangen water DOES NOT cure anything, howevwer, if you put the 'right thing' in your body, it will heal itself. Nuff said.

What is the 30 day diabetes cure? could you post the web site so I can try it . am type 2 Diabetic on Metformin and having trouble kicking carbs. on 8/25/11 my A1C was 6.5 down from 8.3 last year.

thanks

For Cordier – maybe this will help:

First, don’t panic. Many others have figured out how to handle type II diabetes without taking any drugs. You can too.

Second, whatever plan you decide to follow, consider that many, if not most, cases of Type II are the result of improper eating habits, plus some kind of vitamin/mineral deficiency, plus lack of exercise. Fix these three things and you can probably solve the problem very easily.

Third, regarding the vitamin/mineral deficiencies, you can have yourself tested, or you can just use common sense. Studies reveal that most people, even those without diabetes II, are deficient in a few important vitamins and minerals. Here’s the short list:

D3
B1
Magnesium
Chromium

These can be purchased at low cost from a pharmacy or health food store. Start taking them immediately, and make sure to give it at least 3 to 6 months for them to have the proper effect on your system.

Side notes on vitamins/minerals:

For B1, look for something called Benfotiamine. It’s a fat-soluble form of B1. Regular B1 is water soluble, and you really can’t take enough of it to work. But with benfotiamine one or two capsules a day does the trick.

For Chromium, try to find GTF (glucose tolerance factor) chromium. It seems to be much more effective than normal chromium (piccolinate).

For the D3, make sure you get D3, and not D2, which is much less effective.

Fourthly, you can try some herbs. I’ve gotten good results with cinnamon and something called gymnema.

Fifthly, for diet, do two basic things:

1. cut out all sugars and junk foods
2. keep your carbohydrates down to as little as possible. Less than 25 grams a day, if you can. Start checking the nutrition labels on food you buy in the market. Stay away from bread, tomatoes, and other non-obvious sources of carbs.
3. don’t eat too much, and never eat after 7 PM.

Fixing my diet and taking the supplements enabled me to get my fasting blood sugar down from 270 to 95-100, and my A1c down from 9.4 to 6.5 in eight months, without exercise. Can’t ask for more…

Keep learning about type II diabetes by checking websites such as Healthier Talk and others. There are a few more good ones out there. Read everything you can, and use your head.

Hope this helps. And stop worrying about which drugs to take. You probably don’t need any of them.

Gary/

Thank you all, with all my heart.
It is very hard to me to keep my carbohydrates down. I confess that discipline is a word I don't know really.
The book could also be of interest for me.
Thank you once more for your support.

I recommend "Diabetes Solution" by Dr. Bernstein