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ISSUE 157 As I have been reporting
on the developments
in diabetes kit for more
than a decade, there
have been some companies and
organisations that have been there
for the whole journey. The Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
has been one of them. And now, it's
not - at least, it is but it's undergone
a rather marvellous transformation
and evolution. Its acronym, JDRF,
while well known in the right circles,
started to feel a little remote. Talking
to its global members, the idea of a
name-change and rebrand took hold.
And voila, we have Breakthrough T1D.
It's a more focused, precise name.
Being old enough to find change
more of a challenge than it used to
be, I was initially slightly tense, but
as the name and look were revealed
I came on board as a proper fan.
Literally loving it, hence it's our cover
story. We only have quite a small
story about it here, as we wrote
about it before it happened and will
continue to cover its work going
EDITOR'S COMMENT
forward. The same people are there,
seeing over the change and generally
holding the line! See p.10.
Meanwhile, there's news (from p.4)
, updates on KIT (p.18). On p.14 we
look at whether or not current advice
is for us to use a mediswab prior to
injecting or putting on an infusion
set, and whether using an adhesive
remover is a good idea when taking
off an infusion set or CGM. Following
that, there is our regular food news,
an overview of some cheeky new
sauces and a look at old British
orchard fruits in our
Making Carbs Count
column (p.28).
Have a happy
Halloween (or should
that be, have a 'scary
Halloween'?).
sue.marshall@desang.net
Sue Marshall
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