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The Diabetes Industry: Treating Numbers Instead of Fixing the Cause

Nick Howarth

Published on: 04/03/2026

Modern medicine has achieved remarkable things. It can replace joints, transplant organs, and keep people alive through extraordinary procedures. But when it comes to type 2 diabetes, something has gone very wrong. What should be a straightforward metabolic condition has turned into a massive global industry—one worth hundreds of billions of dollars every year.