2005
March/April 2005
Contents - Issue 204
Articles online
- Prisoner Cell Block D
Life on the inside with diabetes
- Breaking down resistance
EarlyBird, an innovative research project looking at diabetes in 300 children over 12 years
- Get active
Stepping out – dancing as a physical activity. Even if you think you have two left feet, dancing can have great benefits for your health.
Regulars
- Early days with Zoe
- Opinion – your letters, soapbox and the chair
- News
- Behind the headlines
- Win! A luxury weekend break for two
- Closing thoughts from Michael Barry
Features
- Election countdown special
What they say on health. With the general election looming, Balance asked the main political parties some diabetes-related questions
- Making babies, the diabetes way
It may take a bit more planning but the end result is just the same
- Happy Easter
You don’t have to, but you can eat Easter eggs. Honest.
Good life
- Diabetes? Me? A frank account of being diagnosed
- Country guide
Go on, go on, go on, go to Ireland
- Recipes
Cooking for one doesn’t have to mean beans on toast
Your health
- Health notes
Diabetic foods, diabetes in black and minority ethnic communities, and top tips for gardening
- Basic care
The ins and outs of contraception
- Treatment
Hyperglycaemia
- Dear Richard
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