Diabetics Treated With Diet Only Have More Complications

"British general practitioners could do a lot better in their efforts to manage type 2 diabetic patients, say the authors of a study reported in the July 31st issue of The Lancet. Their cross-sectional study of 7870 patients with type 2 diabetes from 42 general practices showed that 31.3% were being managed with diet only. These patients had less rigorous monitoring than those taking drugs and more problems, such as poor glycaemic control and hypertension."