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ISSUE 162
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(MAY) 2025
The small Print
With our website and monthly online
magazine we aim to bring diabetesrelated
information to anyone who
wishes to read it. Our editorial sections
presently include kit, news, food news
and features. As far as kit is concerned,
we produce listings so you can then
choose what's best for your own
diabetes care. We are not necessarily
recommending products but bringing
you information about them.
We include global news stories
with a local focus on the UK and Irish
markets. Sources are supplied as often
as possible so you can go back and
read the original or fuller reports.
Features are on any and all aspects of
living with diabetes. We tend to focus
on new products and technological
advancements. Sometimes features
are themed specifically for T1D or for
T2D; you can pick what you want to
read about.
Adverts are supplied by
advertisers and we do not implicitly
endorse the suppliers or products
involved. If an item is sponsored,
such as the feature or news sections,
then it is written by Desang with
advertising banners associated with
the sponsor; the sponsor does not
have full editorial control but they
do have input. Advertorial is stated
as such - it will say 'advertisement
promotion' and may look like the
rest of the magazine's design but it
is written in collaboration with the
advertiser. They get their message
across but with advice and input from
Desang's writers and editors.
Trademark and Copyright symbols
are not included in editorial coverage,
only within adverts. These marks are
not necessarily of interest to readers
and impede the reading experience. If
we included them for every product
covered the pages would be a very
unappealing to read.
We aim to bring you information,
but it's your diabetes. Talk to your
medical team if you have further
questions or concerns. While
we report on products such as
supplements or glycaemic index and
carb-counting as part of diet, it is your
responsibility to find out more if you
need to.
We include coverage of all sorts of
foods - soft drinks, chocolate, booze -
as these are part of normal life. We are
not encouraging consumption of these
items, we are bringing you information
about them. You choose what you eat.
We'd include soft drinks as they can
come in handy for treating a hypo, not
necessarily as part of a diabetic diet.
Susannah Hickling is a health writer with a particular
interest in diabetes. She previously worked at Diabetes UK.
www.susannahhickling.com
Mandy Norman is an experienced graphic designer.
www.mandynormandesigns.com
James Anstee is a marketing consultant specialising in
social media creation via his business Content 4 Social:
www.contact4social.com
B
eing a lab rat or a guinea
pig does not sound all that
attractive, at least to most
of us. However, at the same
time we can't deny that to a great
extent we rely on the trials, research
and experiments that lead to the
discovery of insulin, the development
of blood test meters, CGM sensors,
insulin pumps and ultimately closedloop insulin delivery
systems.
Therefore in our lead feature in
this issue we take a look at what's
involved in setting up trials. This is
part one, we'll be revisiting in the
next issue with more information and
how to take part in research if you
take a fancy to it.
As ever, there's a few pages of
news. Highlights include a coming
webinar about travelling with Type
1 diabetes, and that one of the
charities won gold for its rather
fabulous video about 'what a cure
feels like'. Plus, it's official, there's
now a Type 5 diabetes.
There's also a few pages giving
travel advice as we move towards the
holiday season. In our food section,
there's plenty of info with news on
what us Brits tend to add to a classic
Italian Spaghetti Bolognese dish. It's
quite entertaining though if you are
Italian, avoid it as it will make your
toes curl, and move on to another
option (which could still offend
some, as it's vegan) and read about
chef Antonio Alderuccio's meat-freesue.marshall@desang.netsueng Carbs Count we
revisit (and give another big plug)
to the best, boldest and most
colourful beans, with a simple but
sophisticated modern, spring-like
recipe for salmon with lemon, leeks
and beans.
I hope you enjoy this issue.
sue.marshall@desang.netSue Marshall