Are you sure you realize the connection between what you eat and your overall health? At a recent doctor's visit, a patient reviewed his diabetes medication with his doctor. He was surprised when he was told that if he lost weight he could be taken off the drugs he was taking. He told his doctor that he'd been overweight for 20 years and had only known of his diabetes for two years. He told the doctor that this was the first time anyone had told him that his diabetes was related to his weight.