Recent Content by Bennett

I suppose we all feel overwhelmed when our bodies malfunction and all Western medicine is directed to treating the effects rather than the cause. I have been Type 2 for about 10 years, now taking two 500mg metformin and two gliclazide 80mg morning and evening. Eventually by not taking care...

Appalled at the content of the "rant" and responses to it. My GP practice in Churchill, Somerset is brilliant. I own an Advantage test kit, I am Type 2, and they supply test strips and finger prickers ad lib and check my HbA1C every six months. Sounds like some of these GP's need re-training...

Dear Phoenix, After complying with Montignac's ideas very closely until I had got both weight and readings down, I moved into his Phase II and remain fairly stable. Tend to be higher first thing in the morning, 9 or 10 mmol/l, but tests during the day are around 6. I find a balance is needed...

There seems to be a survey complaining that test strips and lancets are not available from one's GP. Throughout the 8 years or so that I have been Type 2 diabetic, my local surgery has supported me with an ad lib supply of all necessary test stuff after I bought an Advantage test kit. If they...

Male, aged 82 now, I have been Type 2 for about 10 years. 2 x 500 mg Metformin twice a day plus 4 Glyclazude. Did not bother to take readings for a while then found it was 20mmol/l. Shock horror. Immediately went onto low glycaemic index diet as originally propounded by Michel Montignac...