I don't think your fear is really "illogical." I hate taking pills. Being a very busy, but lazy, person I let myself go. My diet, and natural tendency, has led to some cholesterol control medications. Very mild and no noticeable side effects. BP was mildly elevated (pre-hypertension to mild hypertension levels) so a mild generic pill once a day controls that. Now the diabetes thing is looking at me. And I believe, as does the doctor, that all of it would go away if I lost the extra 50+ pounds I'm carrying around and exercised more. No longer working the long hours I used to work, being too busy isn't a good excuse. I have already cut my caloric intake and I'm hoping that I enjoy bike riding as exercise so that in six months to a year I am seeing better numbers and I can close my pill box for a while.