First of all this is not news. The study concluded in 2008 and has been widely reported since then. It's popped up in the past few days because some PR person out there has issued some press release and some gullible media have picked up on it.
Jenny of Bloodsugar101 has written a comprehensive rebuttal of this flawed and deeply misleading piece of 'research'.
Jenny's fine summary of what the research actually says is:
'People who attempted to lower their A1c to 6.5% using a combination Avandia, insulin, and a high carb diet had a higher risk of death only when they did not actually achieve a lowered A1c. The people who DID manage to lower their A1cs in the ACCORD "intensive control" group did fine.'
I suggest you share it with your diabetologist too.