The New Nation - Internet Edition

Agency, Los Angeles

Hannah Montana's latest checkup resulted in a troubling diagnosis. The Disney Channel confirmed to E! News that the network scrapped the episode it had intended to open the hit series' third season-an episode titled "No Sugar, Sugar" that features a character (Hannah's pal Oliver) dealing with diabetes-after some initial concerns as to how the disease was portrayed.

According to a network executive, the Disney Channel's Standards and Practices team consulted with medical experts during the script-writing process "to inform the story and be sure it was told responsibly."

"Notwithstanding the measures we took, and based on the episode's preview and early feedback from parents, we removed the episode from Sunday's schedule and are now re-evaluating it," the Disney rep said. "We will await the results of the episode review by a variety of experts and then will make a determination on the episode's future. Most importantly, we listened to those who expressed their concerns and consulted with the creative team (programmers and producers)."