[JustJo]

Sitting here....tv is on...another ad "FDA warning....those who have taken Januvia for diabetes are at increased risk for pancreatic cancer."

I took that for 3 years.

Before that it was Actos...FDA now says no one should be on it for more than a year....due to increased risk of bladder cancer.

I took that for 6 years.

I'm not on either anymore, but it makes me wonder what may be down the road for me. And also, how safe are the things I'm on now? Doctor and FDA say they are safe....but they said the same about Januvia and Actos too.

Diabetes sucks...big time.

There are days when I'm tempted to stop taking all meds and take my chances with my sluggish pancreas. And then I think about my eyes...which already were showing damage when I was diagnosed.

I tell myself I know now that I'm diabetic...so I won't be eating the things I used to. But I know from experience that's not enough...so there would still be damage.

Would the natural damage of diabetes and careful eating be better or worse than being a guinea pig for the pharmaceutical industry? I wonder...