Recently moving meant I’ve had to change GP and consequently a new-patient check-up with the practice nurse, a very pleasant woman called, Debbie.  She decided that it would be a good idea to send me for a blood test to get an overall picture of my health, especially as I had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last year.  My previous GP had said I was a borderline diabetic and had put me on Metaformin.  However, I was unhappy at this, thinking that as I was borderline I could perhaps keep it under control by diet changes and so for … Read the rest »