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ISSUE 167
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EARLY DECEMBER 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. Take , a step back in time
with me in our cover story
about the use of colour in
diabetes tech to indicate
when glucose levels are low, high
or in between. There's a movement
underway to standardise the use
of colour to make things easier and
safer for all involved. We go into all
the details, from p.14.
News from p.4 includes one man's
'nine sensor samba', as he compares
how no less than nine CGM sensors
he wore ALL AT ONCE compared….
Mad man or genius? Also, there's a
new CGM for T2D (only in the USA at
the moment) which is needle-free.
We have a page with tips for
sitting less and moving more (p.10) as
well as insights as to why weight loss
is harder for someone with diabetes.
In the food section we have all
sorts, from peanut butter to lamb
flatbreads, and hot chocolate to
crepes. While in Making Carbs Count
we look at gourds and their relatives,
pumpkins and so on (very seasonal)
plus a yummy recipe for chickpea
and pumpkin laksa.
This is a slightly shorter issue than
usual, but I hope just as enjoyable!
sue.marshall@desang.net
Sue Marshall
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