That's fair enough, Ruth. I admire that you want to understand the petition before signing. Here is the link to the study which was published in New England Journal of Medicine:
http://content.nejm.org/cgi/content/full/358/24/2545
Please note the following points which led to my petition:
In the study, aggressive drug therapy was used to lower blood glucose. (A low carb diet was not considered).

A large number of people in the group using aggressive drug therapy died and that part of the study had to be stopped.

From this the NIH concluded & stated that lowering blood sugars to near normal levels puts people with diabetes at increased risk of death! They never considered the aggressive drug therapy was the problem & most importantly, they never considered using a natural diet to lower the blood sugar!

Finally, I ask that you take a look at the lead authors disclosure agreements . The NMS site has a great commentary on it home page that helps to explain the study (far better than I).
Here's the link to "What the MD's have to say" http://nmsociety.org/index.php

I hope to see your name up on trhe petition site soon, Ruth!
Link:

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/ge...xperts-who-have
Thanks in advance!
Laurie