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ISSUE 122 Another issue filled with
news and updates with the
WHO's Global Diabetes
Compact, the possibility
of tarantula venom being used to
treat Type 2 diabetes, an update from
the Obesity Health Alliance, and the
chance to join JDRF 'in the lab' or on
Zoom with an upcoming Fusion event
in June.
I was very interested in learning
about Vanessa Haydock's 25-year
journey with Type 1 diabetes. She's
used it as a learning tool and now
runs her own company where she
undertakes personal training having
gained various relevant qualifications
(p.tk). Dr Mark Evans gives us an
insightful overview of the currently
available closed loop systems and
EDITOR'S COMMENT
refers to what he calls the 'data
download decade' (p.tk).
The cover story is about common
eye conditions, such as conjunctivitis,
other progressive conditions such as
glaucoma, along with a couple of the
more common diabetes-related ones.
There's hotspots, crunches
and northern Nigerian flavours in
Food News (p.tk). There's a couple
of recipes to download in a food
report on how to picnic like a Lord,
as well as a curious curry in Making
Carbs Count, which this issue is
about mangoes.
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Sue Marshall
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ISSUE 122
MAKING
CARBS
COUNT
MANGOES
PLUS Diabetes kit • Giveaways • News (for T1 and T2) • Food News
FIRST
SIGHT
A look at
common eye
conditions
PLUS
The data
download
decade
AND
Moveable
feasts,
recipes
for picnics
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MAY 2021
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