Past issues

May-June 2012

Latest issue

May - June 2012


Online content

To get a taste of what Balance has to offer, you can sample three features from the latest issue.

The Adventurist
Thrill-seeking Olly Rowland on managing Type 1 in the Arctic

In the family
Denis Healey's nephew, Robin, ponders over his family's Type 2 trait

Steel Magnolias
As the play, set more than 25 years ago, goes on tour, how far have we come with diabetes and pregnancy?

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 - Celebrate with gluten-free treats
  • Bite-sized – Food news and tips
  • Walk - Lovely pub walks
  • Fundraising focus - Celebrating your achievements and events coming up
  • Fun & games - Win a Morphy Richards Induction Hob; and get your free tickets to the Allergy & Free-From Show
  • Different types - Arthur Smith and Mari Wilson tell it like it is

Features

  • Science & society - Dr Richard Elliot looks at social and psychological diabetes research
  • Make a splash - British breaststroke champion Kate Hayward is backing Diabetes UK's Swim 22 challenge
  • Make a connection - As Diabetes Week approaches, we look at ways to get involved - however big or small

Life & health

  • Gluten free, not taste free! - Phil Vickery's gluten-free recipes are hot property
  • Health notes - Avoiding generations of Type 1; the importance of injection site rotation; understanding sun creams; MODY: & fish pedicures
  • Ask the experts - Blood transfusions & HbA1c; resusable injection pens & IVF and diabetes
  • Basic care - Man up: In preparation for Men's Health Week, we shine a light on some typically male health problems and the symptoms to look out for.
  • Spotlight on - Gastroparesis 

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