I used to really like Dr. Oz. I loved the way his book YOU on a Diet makes complicated bodily functions make sense. I loved his simplistic approach to hunger and satiety, how you can satisfy your appetite centers with something other than food. I loved his easy recipes and simple exercise plan. It's all so, well, simple.

Dr. Oz is really good at simplifying things. Sometimes that's a good thing. Sometimes it's a bad thing. A very bad thing.

I was half-watching one of the morning TV talk shows earlier this week. When I saw the good doctor take the stage I turned up the volume. He was promoting his new book, YOU Staying Young. The segment featured a man and a woman who had followed the plan for three months and not only lost weight, they looked and felt younger and healthier than they had in years.

In fact, Dr. Oz's new diet plan is so miraculous, the man was CURED of his type 2 diabetes.

Grrr. Yes, Dr. Oz actually used the C word.

First Halle Berry is cured of type 1, now Dr. Oz's diet plan cures type 2 diabetes. I'd better run out and buy that book.

I remember when I was first diagnosed with diabetes and I was able to manage my blood sugar with diet and exercise alone. Granted, it was a very strict diet, in the vein of Dr. Bernstein. When I saw my doctor with my perfect blood sugar log, I commented that it looked like I was cured. She was quick to correct me. I wasn't cured, I was controlled with diet and exercise.

I think for many people with type 2 diabetes, especially in the early days, it can be so hard to wrap your head around the idea that this is a disease for life. It's a big step to accept the fact that being in control isn't the same as being cured.

But how much harder is it to accept when well respected celebrity doctors go around declaring people cured. I used to really like Dr. Oz, but not anymore.