Doctor knows best

I TOTALLY agree with Kate Hyde’s scathing letter about surviving diabetes (Sept 9).

I was stricken with this disease in 2001 and after some excellent help from my doctor and hospital staff, I realised that no one other than my doctor could tell me how to cope with Type 2 diabetes.

Whether you’re obese or thin like me, it has to do with having confidence in your physician and, most important, following his or her rules for a nutritious diet, exercise and prescribed insulin dosage. Don’t let your friends who think they’re experts tell you otherwise. I’m 77 and feel great.