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ISSUE 163
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EARLY JULY 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
With the several News
pages, we cover
how an existing HIV
drug may be a useful
and affordable treatment for DMO
(diabetic macular oedema). The use
of contraception is being urged for
people taking weight-loss drugs as it
is unknown what these drugs might
do to a baby conceived when using
them. We have reports for two main
UK charities about the country's
Diabetes Awareness week which took
place earlier in June.
It's also an absolute delight
to report on two women who
have received very well-deserved
recognition of their input into the
world of diabetes care. Read on to
see who they are.
Our report on p. shows how the
nation's HGV drivers are at added
risk of developing Type 2 diabetes
and how we need to work to prevent
it. There is also a chance to nominate
candidates for this year's Quality in
Care awards and let a diabetes care
professional you know get the credit!
In Being a Guinea Pig, part 3
healthcare professionals talk about
how important medical trails are, why
research matters, and why taking
part is the best thing we can all do if
we get the chance.
We take a look at where to turn
if you are getting overwhelmed.
Susannah Hickling check out who is
who when it comes to who to talk to
(p.tk)..
Our food section starts on p.tk
includes an item on Super Sarnies,
a quartet of happy fellas called The
Beefy Boys, asue.marshall@desang.net>pairing cheeses with other food
stuffs.
We close off this issue with our
regular Making Carbs Count column,
with this issue looking at pistachio
nuts - they may be small, but they are
rather marvellous!
Stay cool wherever you are.
sue.marshall@desang.net
Sue Marshall