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ISSUE 144 I
know how it feels to keep reading
about huge steps forward in
research and 'cures', to then have
things pretty much continue as
per normal. I have to take a step back
sometimes - and pull back too - to
see what's going on. In detail, things
seem slow, but if you look at the big
picture, there really is progress being
made. In the news section, 'core
genes' for T1D have been uncovered.
Also, a needle-free delivery device
gets funding. News from page 4.
This issue has a lot of news about
companies, products, various bits of
kit, and comments and quotes from
Dexcom (p.16) and Omnipod (p.20).
In the latter, Dexcom and Omnipod
EDITOR'S COMMENT
are 'joined at the hip' with the launch
of Omnipod 5 here in the UK. The
issue's front cover refers to the
article on p.24, which is a summary
of newcomers, movers and shakers
from Abbott to Ypsomed and parts in
between.
There's Food News as well as
a very deep dive - in the form of
two articles - about beans. There
are all sorts of types of beans, and
between them they contain all sorts
of things that are great for our
health. With a view to those of us
who carb-count, nutritionist (and
Type 1 diabetic) May Knight explains
their various combinations of protein
and carbohydrate (p.30). There's
additional info in our regular Making
Carbs Count section, also on beans,
with recipe (p.36).
Call to action! Sign up to Diabetes
UK's Diabetes Tech Can't Wait (p.14)
and Ascensia's survey about blood
testing habits of CGM users (p.17).
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