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ISSUE 166
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EARLY NOVEMBER 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.
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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
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do have input. Advertorial is stated
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rest of the magazine's design but it
is written in collaboration with the
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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
Well, we don't do an
issue in August, and
this is a bit late for
September (these
things happen…). As a consequence,
we have loads and loads of NEWS and
an awful lot of it is about KIT.
From page 4 read about such
items as the first FDA-approved islet
cell transplant; Screening urged for
T1D; Tirzepetide's heart benefit; 50%
stop GLP1s within a year; Surge in
youth diabetes; Revita's excellent
safety; From pod to Pantone;
Implantable lifesaver? And more!
We have a CliniMed reader
survey on p.17 about skincare. If you
complete it (it's not long) there is an
opportunity to get a sample back. It's
all to do with putting on and taking
off pumps, pods and CGMs and skin
safety and care.
On p.18 in our story entitled
Multiple Choice, we interview
Dexcom's new soon-to-be CEO,
Jake Leach about the company's
current product range and upcoming
innovations.
Then there is an additional Kit
update and overview on p.20. This is
less on existing products, but those
in the pipeline - if they make it to
market. Some interesting ideas…
From p.26 we have our Food
section. There's a couple of pages
of new page items, then we have a
look at a new recipe book in 'a bit of
a pickle' on p.28. It includes a sample
recsue.marshall@desang.net look at this
year's British Food Fortnight before
our regular Making Carbs Count
section, and this time it's on foods
high in nitrates, and why that's a
good thing, with a citrus beet salad
recipe with avocado lime dressing.
sue.marshall@desang.net
Sue Marshall