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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"> But you can get linseed oil here (which is flax oil I'm pretty sure) - you normally use it for oiling cricket bats! TW <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by sugar</i> <br /> I haven't done teh DAFNE course, so I may have unrealistically high expectations of this too...but it does sounds more useful than...

Sorry - forgot to log in - the 2 posts above are mine. TW

Thanks very much for the replies. This is really useful information. From my US survey, there was an even greater emphasis on blood glucose control. What surprised me was how many people said that good BG control (using the right priciples, not an increase in medications) had helped them lose...

I've just done a survey on the other side of the Atlantic about what was of most concern to people with Type 2 diabetes. I will give a summary of the results in this forum, but I'd be very interested to know whether UK responses are similar. Clearly weight control and glucose control are...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ash</i> <br />Take a look at this petition regarding self testing for T2s. It is at odds with the PCTs rules...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Fugs</i> <br />...my local hosp had a dedicated diabetic ward complete with specialist nurses. Thanks to b****y red tape it's now an isolation ward...

As promised, a summary of the responses to the questions from my short survey… They were very varied, but most expressed at least some dissatisfaction with medical and dietetic care, at the lack of decent understandable information, at the refusal of doctors to do anything but toe the party...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Fugs</i> <br />£5.00 a month membership fee might not sound a great deal, and for those of us able to work it isn't. However for people unable to...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by sugarless sue</i> <br />There have been a couple of topics today,Tony, where you could be in a position to help. First, the lack of knowledge on...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by administrator</i> <br />Tony, Typically if people wish to use the forum for anything related to money, they have the courtesy to ask first. I'm...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by bluebird</i> <br />Hi Tony You were going to post a summary on the 15th - be interested to read it. Val <hr height="1" noshade...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by bluebird</i> <br />I don't know if this is the same person but I did a search on his name and qualifications. It now puzzles me as to what Tony's...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ash</i> <br />I think an apology is in order for showing you the sharp side of my tongue :oops: (but you did ask ;) ) I am sick to the back teeth...

Responses are still coming in, but I will anyway post a summary tomorrow. TW

And thanks to everyone who has been kind enough to reply to the questionnaire so far - a great range of responses. Diabetes care in the UK seems to have a few deficiencies... When I've been through them in detail, I will post a summary here. All the best, TW

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ash</i> <b>What could your doctor do that would best help you with your diet ?</b> Lean on the PCTs to lift the short sighted money driven ban on...

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ChocFish</i> If you are really serious about your new project and your new website you ought to read every last single post on this forum as well...

I have tried to get acces to these posts, but the link given above (http://www.diabetic-life.com/newforum/t ... hichpage=7) just redirects to http://www.diabeticlife.co.uk. Has anyone been able to resurrect the topic? Thanks - I'd really like to read it. Tony Woolfson

<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by ChocFish</i> <br />Include The Cure please, and the Stone Age diet Thank you Karen <hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font...