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ISSUE 150 Welcome to our
February issue 2024
- with spring on the
horizon, it's nice to
look ahead, which we do a fair bit of
here. This issue is roughly on third
News, one third KIT and one third
Food News.
News includes insulin tablets
working, in animals. An excellent
NHS decision support tool for T1D
tech. Further resources on emotional
wellbeing from JDRF. GP referrals to
gardening clubs. Stem cell transplant
in arm produce insulin. Digital
'scripts on NHS app. Medications that
can increase glucose levels. Date for
next United Through Diabetes event
announced for this September.
As far as KIT is concerned, should
you cover it? Do you need to take
out insurance for things like CGMs
and insulin pumps? John Bainbridge
explains why we do. Then Anne Aubin
shares her experience of diabetes
kit after a particularly disconcerting
experience being diagnosed.
EDITOR'S COMMENT
Our KIT round-up starts on p.20
and includes the news that one
insulin pump, and a patch pump at
that, now talks to more than one
sensor. You can choose between
using Abbott's FreeStyle Libre 2
(FSL2) or Dexcom G6.
From p.28, we have food news. From
regenerative flour, or Halal pizza, to
apple yoghurt. We have a mini-quiz
too - how you eat a samosa says
something about you, do how to you
do it, are you a nibbler or a sqeezer?
Nutritionist and Type 1 diabetic
May Knight explains what happens
to potatoes when they are chosen,
prepped and cooked in different
ways, and how that impacts blood
glucose (p.32).
At the back of the magazine is our
regular Making Carbs Count column,
which takes on the challenge of some
exotic fruits - welcome into your
fruit bowls dragon fruit, passion fruit
and persimmons. Yum yum!
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MARCH 2024
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
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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 an experienced health writer with a
particular interest in diabetes, having previously worked
with Diabetes UK.
Judith Ozkan is an experienced medical journalist and
health writer with a particular interest in long-term
conditions.
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