Yes, I'd like to know the reason for this poll and what you intend to do with the data you collect.
I have noticed that lapsed members on another forum are being asked to give their answers.
Without a meter, any advice given to Type 2s has to rely on an HBA1c to see if it is working.
I have no control over "lapsed members of another forum". If people are voting on here they must have active DCUK accounts and want to participate. They have as much right to vote as anyone else or totally ignore the threads.
As to the purpose then some
DUK members (some are also DCUK members here and elsewhere) following on from recent events are getting some information together for a possible presentation and asked if I would post a couple of questions here. I thought the questions were interesting and therefore agreed to post them in the same way I found the DUK low carb debate power point presentations interesting and posted links to them here and elsewhere last week.
I didn't reveal any particular reason so as not to bias the results. That is also why (apart from voting) I have not commented on either poll thread. In any event the data can not be used without DCUK's consent and I'm sure they, like me, would insist it was anonymised etc. if it were ever requested to be used.
Prior to posting the polls I informed Giverny and DCUK of the exact text of the questions and asked their consent which was given yesterday. I also told them of the possible use of the data collected.
The polls are not in anyway official or meant to be a scientific sample however the forum an obvious place to start.
If you have issues with them then take them up with DCUK admin. If they believe I am doing anything wrong then I'm quite happy for both threads to be deleted.
As the OP I would ask that if you wish to debate "the reasons" for the poll rather than simply answering the poll question or posting relevant comments about the question that you start a separate thread to do so as otherwise it will risk hijacking and derailing this one. Consequently I will not answer any further questions to "the reasons" on this thread.