| I'm with you on Dr. B's writings. He was a former engineer, so I think his approach takes a quick appeal to the engineering type and those with that kind of "mind." (Non-engineering types wouldn't understand!) hee hee hee.
I don't follow his diet (although I'm sure it has helped many -- when I tried living low-carb, I found the high protein/fat meals would "strike" me hours afterward).
His information on topics that deal with every day life, such as techniques we use with daily care to explanations of the biology that happens inside us, is quite valuable. The way he writes it makes it all interesting.
He's coming out with a revised "2007" book (I think I have the 2004 or 2005 version). I don't understand why it's so expensive. (Limited audience?) Some of the book speaks to Type 2, and he speaks to the Type 1 audience as well.
Brian, could you explain what is on the 6th CD?
Would have loved to listen to the audio CD's, but he really charged an unfair amount for it (in my opinion!) -- I've heard one of his "free audioconferences" (in MP3 format), but he/they have since been charging for an audio download.
I know there are some people against him and any idea he has (which, perhaps, has made him even more popular for the "controversy" surrounding his tight control), but in the USA, without his initial paper that highlighted "home care" with "Home self blood glucose monitoring," I think it reduced the amount of time it took for home monitoring to be a hit in the marketplace. The first machine was a "simple" piece of hardware -- a reflectometer, which allowed quantitive
measurement of blood glucose for the first time in the home.
We certainly have him to thank for advocating for home monitoring. Can't argue with that!
As far as charging an unfair amount... my understanding is that his office visit fees are also extremely high. I doubt many insurance companies would even pay for his services; I think he actually has extended sessions with each new patient, and insurance would never consider it. Phone consults are high, too -- can't recall how high, but it was crraaaazzy high to me.  | 
