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To get a taste of what Balance has to offer, you can sample three features from the latest issue.
All in a day's work
Broadcaster Iain Dale on his busy work life and how he looks after his Type 2 diabetes
Slash your shop
Balance looks at how to keep the food bills down, but the healthy eating momentum up
Basic care
Mind over matter: while keeping our bodies in shape as the years tick by, there are also ways to help keep our brains in tip-top condition
New: Balance podcast
We are pleased to present our new Balance podcasts – an audio version of the magazine that you can download and listen to on your computer or MP3 player.
There are four versions available: Life & Health, Research Matters, Features & Comment, and a selected digest of the magazine.
You can save the files to listen to on your MP3 player by right-clicking on the title and selecting 'Save target as' or 'Save link as' (depending on your browser).
We're piloting these podcasts for a few issues, and would love to know what you think about them. If you'd like to let us know, please use the quick feedback form.
Other content, not available online
Regulars
- This is Diabetes UK
- News
- They say, we say
- Research matters– The latest research from around the world
- Your views
- Columnists
- Recipes – Saints not sinners; making your food healthier
- Bite-sized – Food news and tips
- Walk – Five family walks
- Fundraising focus – Celebrating your achievements and events coming up
- Fun & games – Win £100 John Lewis vouchers and a break in a luxury castle
- Different types – Arthur Smith and Mari Wilson tell it like it is
Features
- Bridging the gap
Dr Richard Elliott meets the real diabetes experts who form Diabetes UK's Grants Advisory Panel
- Diabetes on film
Alison Swann takes a look at how daibetes is represented on the silverscreen and asks, "just how realistic is it?"
- Travel
Eat, pray, love... Walking the Camino with Type 1 diabetes
Life & health
- Health notes – spring into the new season with great-looking skin; Superfood fact or fiction; Find your fit; Can you claim DLA? & How to get the most from travel insurance cover
- Ask the experts – a look at your concerns, including family planning; sugars in skimmed milk; test-strip retriction & grips on grapefruit
- Spotlight on – Polycystic ovary syndrome