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Issue 8, February 2011

LEAD FEATURE: PUMP ACTION, The buzz is all about pumps, we look at what you might need to know before you look to go on one. Plus our Pump Gallery – the insulin pumps currently available in the UK.

NEWS: DRWF’s Wellness Day coming up in April. New research resource from Diabetes UK. A ‘patient passport’ for diabetics visiting hospital. Seasonal link to HbA1c levels. New T1 site from JDRF. Smart insulin research by Merck.

KIT: A hand sanitizer. Optium Xceed blood/ketone meter. Novo Pen Mate. Pill splitter.

Issue 7, January 2011

LEAD FEATURE: SOOTHE OPERATORS

Diabetic skin gets some real stick, we look at best practice, preventative measures and

simple solutions for irritated surface areas.

NEWS: Donation made to diabetes care, new edition of Diabetes for Dummies (with giveaway), new African-Caribbean support group, recipe for a healthy start to 2011, NHS Direct’s online ‘flu service.

KIT: Bayer’s Didget machine, Mendor’s Discreet meter and a look at help:cholesterol.

Issue 6, December 2010

Grains of truth! Professional cooks and food suppliers get wise to the benefits of lesser- known cereal crops.

NEWS: Flexitol Heel Balm on prescription; an online calculator that figures out foods instead of supplements; fat cells may hold key to glucose control; plus a home kit that lets you test yourself for food allergies.

KIT: Viva La Vita with the OneTouch Vita meter; Banish dry eyes with Optrex’s Actimist; Mendor’s new all-in-one Discreet blood test meter

Issue 5, November 2010

LEAD FEATURE: FORGING AHEAD, A look at new technologies for living with diabetes

NEWS: Daft things people have done when wearing a pump. Cartoons by diabetic Haidee Merritt. Scholl Orthaheel giveaway.

KIT: A look at a hypo alarm, Rufus bear from JRDF to help teach children about diabetes;  TrueTwist blood test machine.

DEMOS: We introduce Dr Jen Nash and look at cheap and easy items in which to stash used blood strips.

Issue 4 October 2010

LEAD FEATURE: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION, Should you take supplements or not?

NEWS: Omega-Force, Rebooted Beta Cells, Dr Jen, Liquid Calories Detectors, Victoza for Type 2.

KIT: Lifescan’s Onetouch UltraEasy’ Tala Measuring cups; Skinnies.

Issue 3, September 2010

LEAD FEATURE: SWEET NOTHINGS, how food labels can mislead those of us with diabetes

Is food labeled ‘sugar free’ really free of sugar? It seems not. We take a longer look at the labels.

NEWS: The Bayer dance day for children with diabetes. Need2Know: Coeliac Disease; Diabetes: A Practical guide; BD 4mm needle.

KIT: Ice gems medical ID; a handy pill splitter; Scholl orthaheel; Wavesense Jazz meter

Issue 2: August 2010

Lead feature: Going Somewhere? Top tips for travelling with diabetes

Feature: Part II Diabetics doing if for themselves.

Kit: Crocs  (with silver, these help protect diabetic feet); Gluco-tabs (hypo treatment); Groovy Patches (infusion set ‘art’); Aquapac waterpoof pouch (for pumpers).

News: DRWF diabetes education weekend in October 2010; the new Accu-Chek Mobile strip-free blood test meter; the diabeticfriend mobile phone app; Ask Dr Jen — a psycholgist with Type 1 diabetes, Dr Jen can help with issues you might have about living with diabetes  if you ask her!

Gallery: Frio insulin coolers; Hypo-fit hypo treatment; Joe’s Rough Guide to Diabetes (book); Medipal (medical ID); The Diet Plate; Carbs & CAls (book).

Issue 1: July 2010

Lead feature: Doing it for ourselves, A story about people with diabetes who have started up a website, a company, designed a product specificially aimed at making living with diabetes easier.

Kit: Choc-chick website; Hypo-fit hypo aid; Golla MP3 bags (for pumpers); Unistix 3 finger pricker

Demos: Video demonstrations of the Accu-Chek Multiclix lancing device and the Slim version of the Desang kitbag.

News: Four fab books for living with diabetes — Carbs&cCals; Joe’s Rough Guide to Diabetes by Joe Fraser; Positive Diabetes by Dr Jen Nash; The diabetes cooking book for the treatment of type 2 diabetes published by Dorling Kindersley.

Gallery: Frio insulin cooler bags, Hypo-fit hypo treatment, the Desang blood test Diary, Medipal ID services, The Diet Plate weight loss accessory, Rufus the bear with diabetes from JDRF.