Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States and kills more than breast cancer and AIDS combined. “In 1996, diabetes alone contributed to more than 162,000 deaths” (Lewis 1367). Type 2 diabetes is a chronic condition that resists the effects of insulin or does not produce enough insulin to maintain a normal glucose level. Medications are prescribed every day to help treat type 2 diabetes, however, the risks of taking these medications seem to be ignored by most patients. Is society rejecting healthier alternatives that could treat this costly disease? With much speculation, this topic has become a very important intriguing topic and an even greater wound to our faith in the advancement of science to cure this disease. People need to be educated about health and exercise through diabetes education programs to understand how important it is. take part in a healthy lifestyle for good. to prevent and even reverse this deadly disease. Drugs are what we were educated to consume when faced with disease. If you ask most patients which solution they would prefer, a healthy diet and exercise review or a pill, chances are, "I'll take the pill. While taking the pill might be the easier choice, emerging evidence shows which may not be the wisest, especially not with type 2 diabetes. Over the past 10 years, diabetics have doubled their spending on diabetes-related drugs Posting a total bill of $12.5 billion (Medical Archives internal). Initiating a lifestyle change can simultaneously target the risk factors of type 2 diabetes, while drug prescriptions are usually aimed at specific objectives such as lowering heart rate or cholesterol 'American Medical Association a randomized study, similar to previous ones, monitored the effects of lifestyle changes in participants. They were divided into two groups, one group was assigned to receive the intensive lifestyle intervention program, while the other group received standard diabetes education and support. Complete remission of type 2 diabetes has been defined as a transition from a diabetic glucose level to an average normal level, achieved by only less than 2%. A partial remission which is a prediabetic state had higher rates. Although most participants did not achieve any remission, they had an increased level of fitness and weight loss. Sometimes type 2 diabetes is uncontrollable and medications are necessary, it's the way of biology and not the patients fault.