title: In defence of NICE draft type 2 diabetes guidelines--Author's reply.
authors.affiliation: University of Birmingham and Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham B9 5SS, UK. Electronic address: anthony.barnett@heartofengland.nhs.uk.
authors.forename: Anthony H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Barnett
mesh_terms: D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019468:Disease Management; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic